Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Willow Gloves

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hypocreopsis lichenoides

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Willow Gloves is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Willow Gloves
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hypocreaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hypocreopsis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hypocreopsis lichenoides

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Willow Gloves

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Willow Gloves
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.

Willow Gloves

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and 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.