Bad-smelling Alkanet vs dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Alkanna maleolens compared with Anomalurus pusillus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boraginaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Alkanna	Anomalurus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Anomalurus pusillus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel
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.

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

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.