Bad-smelling Alkanet vs River Bluet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Enallagma anna

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	River 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	Enallagma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Enallagma anna

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

River Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	River 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.

River Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.