Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Painted Suillus

Alkanna maleolens compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Suillaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Suillus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.