Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Black Lichen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lichina pygmaea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Black Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Black Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lichinomycetes (Lichinomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lichinales (Lichinales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lichinaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lichina
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lichina pygmaea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Black Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Black Lichen
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.

Black Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Black Lichen

The Black Lichen (Lichina pygmaea) is a species in the genus Lichina. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.