Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Southern Bracket

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Ganoderma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Southern Bracket
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.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, 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.