Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Rusty Snaketail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rusty Snaketail
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	Ophiogomphus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rusty Snaketail
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.

Rusty Snaketail

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.