Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Severtzov’s Jerboa

Alkanna maleolens compared with Allactaga severtzovi

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Severtzov’s Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Severtzov’s Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boraginaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Alkanna	Allactaga
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Allactaga severtzovi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Severtzov’s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Severtzov’s Jerboa
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.

Severtzov’s Jerboa

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.