Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tufted Bracket

Alkanna maleolens compared with Fuscoporia torulosa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Tufted Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tufted Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Fuscoporia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Fuscoporia torulosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tufted Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tufted Bracket
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.

Tufted Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.