Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Páramo Colilargo

Alkanna maleolens compared with Microryzomys altissimus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Páramo Colilargo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Páramo Colilargo
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	Microryzomys
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Microryzomys altissimus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Páramo Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Páramo Colilargo
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.

Páramo Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.