Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lined Hooktail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lined Hooktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Alkanna	Paragomphus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Paragomphus lineatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lined Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.