Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mexican vole

Alkanna maleolens compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mexican 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	Microtus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mexican 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.

Mexican 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.