Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Stinking Truffle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Pezizomycetes (チャワンタケ綱)
Order	Boraginales (ムラサキ目)	Pezizales (チャワンタケ目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Tuber
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stinking Truffle
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.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.