Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Somali Hedgehog

Alkanna maleolens compared with Atelerix sclateri

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Somali Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Somali Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Boraginaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Alkanna	Atelerix
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Atelerix sclateri

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Somali Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Somali Hedgehog
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.

Somali Hedgehog

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.