Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Seaside Dragonlet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erythrodiplax berenice

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Seaside Dragonlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Seaside Dragonlet
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	Erythrodiplax
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Erythrodiplax berenice

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Seaside Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Seaside Dragonlet
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.

Seaside Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.