Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Freckled Dapperling

Alkanna maleolens compared with Echinoderma asperum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Freckled 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	Echinoderma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Echinoderma asperum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Freckled Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Freckled 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.

Freckled Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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.