Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ussuri Shrew

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sorex mirabilis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ussuri Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ussuri Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Boraginaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Alkanna	Sorex
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sorex mirabilis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ussuri Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ussuri Shrew
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.

Ussuri Shrew

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.