Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Devil's Tooth

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Boraginales (紫草目)	Thelephorales (革菌目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hydnellum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Devil's Tooth
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.

Devil's Tooth

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.