Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ricefield Rat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rattus argentiventer

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ricefield Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ricefield Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boraginaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alkanna	Rattus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rattus argentiventer

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ricefield Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ricefield 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.

Ricefield Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Philippines.

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.