Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Alkanna maleolens compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boraginaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alkanna	Notomys
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Notomys mordax

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
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.

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

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.