Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Russet Ground Squirrel

Alkanna maleolens compared with Spermophilus major

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Russet Ground 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	Spermophilus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Spermophilus major

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Russet Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Russet Ground 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.

Russet Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.