Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Merida Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Boraginaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Alkanna	Cryptotis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cryptotis meridensis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Merida Small-eared Shrew
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.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.