Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Blind Mole

Alkanna maleolens compared with Talpa caeca

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Blind Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blind Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Boraginaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Alkanna	Talpa
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Talpa caeca

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blind Mole
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.

Blind Mole

Habitat

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.

Blind Mole

The Blind Mole (Talpa caeca) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.