Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Japanese Water Shrew

Alkanna maleolens compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Boraginaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Alkanna	Chimarrogale
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Japanese 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.

Japanese Water Shrew

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.