Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Matsutake

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tricholoma matsutake

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Matsutake is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Matsutake
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	Tricholoma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tricholoma matsutake

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Matsutake
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.

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.