Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pine Crust

Alkanna maleolens compared with Peniophora pini

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Pine Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Peniophora
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pine Crust
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.

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.