Alpine Pine Vole vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Microtus multiplex compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

  • Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern while Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Pine Vole Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family Cricetidae Boraginaceae
Genus Microtus Alkanna
Species Microtus multiplex Alkanna maleolens

Conservation Status

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Pine Vole Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Alpine Pine Vole

The Alpine Pine Vole (Microtus multiplex) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

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