Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Toupeira-europeia

Alkanna maleolens compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Toupeira-europeia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Toupeira-europeia
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Boraginaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Alkanna	Talpa
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Toupeira-europeia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Toupeira-europeia
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.

Toupeira-europeia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.