Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Greyling Bracket

Alkanna maleolens compared with Postia tephroleuca

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Greyling Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Greyling Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Postia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Postia tephroleuca

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Greyling Bracket
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.

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.