Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mandarin Vole

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mandarin Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mandarin Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Alkanna	Lasiopodomys
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mandarin Vole
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.

Mandarin Vole

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.