Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Shadow Dot Lichen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Micarea peliocarpa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Shadow Dot Lichen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Shadow Dot Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Byssolomataceae
Genus	Alkanna	Micarea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Micarea peliocarpa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Shadow Dot Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Shadow Dot Lichen
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.

Shadow Dot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.