Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Alkanna maleolens compared with Funisciurus anerythrus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Thomas's Rope Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Thomas's Rope 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	Funisciurus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Funisciurus anerythrus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Thomas's Rope 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.

Thomas's Rope 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.