Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Twisted Deceiver

Alkanna maleolens compared with Laccaria tortilis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Twisted Deceiver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Twisted Deceiver
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	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Laccaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Laccaria tortilis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Twisted Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Twisted Deceiver
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.

Twisted Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across 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.