Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Moss Shingle Lichen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Fuscopannaria praetermissa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Moss Shingle Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Moss Shingle Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pannariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Fuscopannaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Fuscopannaria praetermissa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Moss Shingle Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Moss Shingle Lichen
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.

Moss Shingle Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.