Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Treeline Emerald

Alkanna maleolens compared with Somatochlora sahlbergi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Treeline Emerald is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Treeline Emerald
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Alkanna	Somatochlora
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Somatochlora sahlbergi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Treeline Emerald

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Treeline Emerald
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.

Treeline Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. 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.