Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Forest Lamb

Alkanna maleolens compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Albatrellus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Forest Lamb
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.

Forest Lamb

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.