Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Crowded Cuplet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Merismodes fasciculata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Crowded Cuplet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Crowded Cuplet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Boraginaceae	Niaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Merismodes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Merismodes fasciculata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Crowded Cuplet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Crowded Cuplet
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.

Crowded Cuplet

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.