Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mast Disco

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hymenoscyphus fagineus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mast Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mast Disco
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Helotiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hymenoscyphus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hymenoscyphus fagineus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mast Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mast Disco
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.

Mast Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and 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.