Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Variable Bluet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Coenagrion pulchellum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Variable Bluet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Variable Bluet
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Boraginales (ムラサキ目)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Alkanna	Coenagrion
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Coenagrion pulchellum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable Bluet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Variable 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.

Variable Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Variable Bluet

ムラサキイトトンボ類(Coenagrion pulchellum)はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧(EN)に指定されています。野生での絶滅リスクが高く、個体群の著しい減少と生存に対する継続的な脅威があります。