Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lesser Gray Legs

Alkanna maleolens compared with Physcia pumilior

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lesser Gray Legs is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Gray Legs
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Physciaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Physcia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Physcia pumilior

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Gray Legs

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Gray Legs
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.

Lesser Gray Legs

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.