Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Red Fold Truffle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Red Fold Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Discinaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hydnotrya
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Red Fold Truffle
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.

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.