Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mongolian gerbil

Alkanna maleolens compared with Meriones unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mongolian gerbil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mongolian gerbil
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	Meriones
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Meriones unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mongolian gerbil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mongolian gerbil
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.

Mongolian gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.