Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Jelly Rot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Jelly Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jelly Rot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Meruliaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Phlebia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jelly Rot
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.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, 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.