Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Timber Mazegill

Alkanna maleolens compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Gloeophyllum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Timber Mazegill
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.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), 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.