Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Palefoot Saddle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Helvella leucopus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Palefoot Saddle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Palefoot Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Helvella
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Helvella leucopus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Palefoot Saddle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Palefoot Saddle
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.

Palefoot Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.