Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tan Ear

Alkanna maleolens compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Otideaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Otidea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tan Ear
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.

Tan Ear

Habitat

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

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.