Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Black Truffle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tuber melanosporum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Black Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Black Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Tuber
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tuber melanosporum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Black Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Black Truffle
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 Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 Truffle

The Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is a species in the genus Tuber. Found in Norway.