Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dotty Inkcap

Alkanna maleolens compared with Coprinopsis laanii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Dotty Inkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dotty Inkcap
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	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Coprinopsis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Coprinopsis laanii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dotty Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dotty Inkcap
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.

Dotty Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.