Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dark Crottle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hypogymnia physodes

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Dark Crottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dark Crottle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hypogymnia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hypogymnia physodes

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dark Crottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dark Crottle
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.

Dark Crottle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.