Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tear Dropper

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tear Dropper
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	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.