Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Swarming Spine

Alkanna maleolens compared with Mucronella calva

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Swarming Spine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Swarming Spine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Boraginaceae	Clavariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Mucronella
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Swarming Spine
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.

Swarming Spine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.