Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Alkanna maleolens compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hottentot Golden Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Alkanna	Amblysomus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Amblysomus hottentotus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hottentot Golden Mole
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.

Hottentot Golden Mole

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.