Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tiny Mycocalia

Alkanna maleolens compared with Mycocalia minutissima

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Tiny Mycocalia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tiny Mycocalia
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	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Alkanna	Mycocalia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Mycocalia minutissima

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tiny Mycocalia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tiny Mycocalia
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.

Tiny Mycocalia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.