Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Orange Mycena

Alkanna maleolens compared with Mycena leaiana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Orange Mycena is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Orange Mycena
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	Mycenaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Mycena
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Mycena leaiana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Orange Mycena
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 Mycena

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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.