Bad-smelling Alkanet vs sedgling

Alkanna maleolens compared with Nehalennia speciosa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while sedgling is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	sedgling
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	Nehalennia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Nehalennia speciosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

sedgling

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	sedgling
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.

sedgling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.