Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ruddy Darter

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sympetrum sanguineum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ruddy Darter is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ruddy Darter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Alkanna	Sympetrum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sympetrum sanguineum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ruddy Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ruddy Darter
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.

Ruddy Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Ruddy Darter

Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.