Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mérida Thomasomys

Alkanna maleolens compared with Thomasomys vestitus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mérida Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mérida Thomasomys
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	Thomasomys
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Thomasomys vestitus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mérida Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mérida Thomasomys
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.

Mérida Thomasomys

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.