Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Western Amazonian Nectomys

Alkanna maleolens compared with Nectomys apicalis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Western Amazonian Nectomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Western Amazonian Nectomys
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	Nectomys
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Nectomys apicalis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Amazonian Nectomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Western Amazonian Nectomys
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.

Western Amazonian Nectomys

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.