Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Orange Disco

Alkanna maleolens compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Orange Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Stereaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Aleurodiscus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Orange 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.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, 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.