Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Shadow Darner

Alkanna maleolens compared with Aeshna umbrosa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Shadow Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Shadow Darner
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Alkanna	Aeshna
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Aeshna umbrosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Shadow Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Shadow Darner
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.

Shadow Darner

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.