Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Emerald Spreadwing

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lestes dryas

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Emerald Spreadwing is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Emerald Spreadwing
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Boraginales (紫草目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lestidae
Genus	Alkanna	Lestes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lestes dryas

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Emerald Spreadwing

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Emerald Spreadwing
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.

Emerald Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Emerald Spreadwing

翠色珍蟌（Lestes dryas）在IUCN红色名录中被列为易危（VU）。该物种在野外面临较高的濒危风险，种群持续下降，栖息地压力不断加剧。