Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Violet Dropwing

Alkanna maleolens compared with Trithemis annulata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Violet Dropwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Violet Dropwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Boraginaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Alkanna	Trithemis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Trithemis annulata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Violet Dropwing
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.

Violet Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.