Bad-smelling Alkanet vs The Miller

Alkanna maleolens compared with Clitopilus prunulus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while The Miller is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	The Miller
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	Entolomataceae
Genus	Alkanna	Clitopilus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Clitopilus prunulus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

The Miller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	The Miller
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.

The Miller

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.