Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cordillera Occidental Akodont

Alkanna maleolens compared with Akodon affinis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cordillera Occidental Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cordillera Occidental Akodont
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Alkanna	Akodon
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Akodon affinis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cordillera Occidental Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cordillera Occidental Akodont
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.

Cordillera Occidental Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.