Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dune Dapperling

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lepiota erminea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Dune Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dune Dapperling
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	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Alkanna	Lepiota
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lepiota erminea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dune Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dune Dapperling
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.

Dune Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.