Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Stinking Earthfan

Alkanna maleolens compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Thelephora
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.