Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Taiga Bluet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Coenagrion resolutum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Taiga Bluet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Taiga Bluet
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	Coenagrion
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Coenagrion resolutum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Taiga Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Taiga Bluet
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.

Taiga Bluet

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.