Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boraginaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Alkanna	Dipodomys
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ord's kangaroo rat
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.

Ord's kangaroo rat

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.