Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Melanogaster
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stinking Slime 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.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.