Bad-smelling Alkanet vs mountain hare

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lepus timidus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while mountain hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	mountain hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Boraginaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Alkanna	Lepus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lepus timidus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	mountain hare
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.

mountain hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.