Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lestes forcipatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Sweetflag Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lestidae
Genus	Alkanna	Lestes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lestes forcipatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sweetflag Spreadwing
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.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

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.