Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Chinese Shrew Mole

Alkanna maleolens compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chinese Shrew Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Boraginaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Alkanna	Uropsilus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Uropsilus soricipes

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chinese Shrew Mole
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.

Chinese Shrew Mole

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.