Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ornate Bluet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Coenagrion ornatum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ornate Bluet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ornate Bluet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Coenagrion
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Coenagrion ornatum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ornate Bluet
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.

Ornate Bluet

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.