Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Oak Moss

Alkanna maleolens compared with Evernia prunastri

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Oak Moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Oak Moss
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Evernia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Evernia prunastri

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Oak Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Oak Moss
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.

Oak Moss

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.