Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Crescent Map Lichen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Crescent Map Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Crescent Map Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Rhizocarpon
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Crescent Map 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.

Crescent Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.