Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Eurasian water shrew

Alkanna maleolens compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Boraginales (ムラサキ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Alkanna	Neomys
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Neomys fodiens

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Eurasian water shrew
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.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eurasian water shrew

カワジネズミ（Neomys fodiens）はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧（EN）に分類されています。野生での絶滅リスクが高く、個体数が著しく減少しており、生存に対する継続的な脅威があります。