Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Alkanna maleolens compared with Alticola semicanus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mongolian Mountain Vole
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)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Alkanna	Alticola
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mongolian Mountain 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.

Mongolian Mountain 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.