Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Beech Tarcrust

Alkanna maleolens compared with Biscogniauxia nummularia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Beech Tarcrust is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Beech Tarcrust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Graphostromataceae
Genus	Alkanna	Biscogniauxia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Biscogniauxia nummularia

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Beech Tarcrust

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Beech Tarcrust
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.

Beech Tarcrust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Beech Tarcrust

The Beech Tarcrust (Biscogniauxia nummularia) is a species in the genus Biscogniauxia. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.