Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Norway lemming

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lemmus lemmus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Norway lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Norway lemming
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	Lemmus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lemmus lemmus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Norway lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Norway lemming
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.

Norway lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.