Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Alkanna maleolens compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Alkanna	Myodes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Myodes rutilus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Northern Red-backed 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.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.