Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Winter Polypore

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lentinus brumalis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Winter Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Winter Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lentinus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lentinus brumalis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Winter Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Winter Polypore
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.

Winter Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, 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.