Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Downy Truffle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tuber puberulum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Downy Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Downy 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 puberulum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Downy 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.

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.