Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Variable Darner

Alkanna maleolens compared with Aeshna interrupta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Variable 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 interrupta

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Variable 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.

Variable 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.