Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Robust Bracket

Alkanna maleolens compared with Fomitiporia robusta

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Robust Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Robust Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Boraginales (ムラサキ目)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Fomitiporia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Fomitiporia robusta

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Robust Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Robust Bracket
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.

Robust Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.