Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Batomys hamiguitan

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boraginaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alkanna	Batomys
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Batomys hamiguitan

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat
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.

Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat

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.