Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mongolian Vole

Alkanna maleolens compared with Microtus mongolicus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mongolian Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mongolian Vole
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	Microtus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mongolian Vole
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 Vole

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.