Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Small Red Damsel

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small Red Damsel
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	Ceriagrion
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ceriagrion tenellum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Small Red Damsel
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.

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.