Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Alkanna maleolens compared with Apodemus speciosus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Large Japanese Field Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Boraginales (紫草目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alkanna	Apodemus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Apodemus speciosus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Large Japanese Field Mouse
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.

Large Japanese Field Mouse

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.