Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Peaked Webcap

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cortinarius acutus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Peaked Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Peaked Webcap
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	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cortinarius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cortinarius acutus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Peaked Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Peaked Webcap
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.

Peaked Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.