Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Foxtail Smut

Alkanna maleolens compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Urocystis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Foxtail Smut
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.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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.