Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Elegant Polypore

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cerioporus varius

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Elegant Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cerioporus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Elegant Polypore
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.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.