Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Grooved Cavalier

Alkanna maleolens compared with Melanoleuca grammopodia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Grooved Cavalier is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Grooved Cavalier
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	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Alkanna	Melanoleuca
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Melanoleuca grammopodia

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Grooved Cavalier

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Grooved Cavalier
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.

Grooved Cavalier

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.