Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hydnum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Umbilicate Hedgehog
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.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.