Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fiery Squirrel

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alkanna	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fiery 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.

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.