Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pine Jelly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Exidia saccharina

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Pine Jelly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Exidia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pine Jelly
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.

Pine Jelly

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.