Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gray Marmot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alkanna	Marmota
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gray Marmot
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.

Gray Marmot

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.