Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Leafy Brain

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phaeotremella foliacea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Leafy Brain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Leafy Brain
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Tremellomycetes (Tremellomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Tremellales (Tremellales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tremellaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Phaeotremella
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phaeotremella foliacea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Leafy Brain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Leafy Brain
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.

Leafy Brain

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.