Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tender Nesting Polypore

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hapalopilus rutilans

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Tender Nesting Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tender Nesting Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hapalopilus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hapalopilus rutilans

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tender Nesting Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tender Nesting Polypore
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.

Tender Nesting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.