Bad-smelling Alkanet vs White Brain

Alkanna maleolens compared with Exidia thuretiana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while White Brain is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	White Brain
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Exidia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Exidia thuretiana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

White Brain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	White Brain
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.

White Brain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.