Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Deer Mouse

Alkanna maleolens compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Deer Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Deer Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Alkanna	Peromyscus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Peromyscus maniculatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Deer 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.

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.