Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Irrawaddy Squirrel

Alkanna maleolens compared with Callosciurus pygerythrus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Irrawaddy Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Irrawaddy 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	Callosciurus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Callosciurus pygerythrus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Irrawaddy Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Irrawaddy 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.

Irrawaddy 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.