 The " dog stinkhorn " ( Mutinus caninus ) is smaller , has a distinct oval or spindle @-@ shaped tip on a slender stem and lacks the bright coloring of M. elegans ; it has less of the stalk covered by gleba . The portion of the stalk below the spore mass is pitted in M. caninus , compared to " pebbly " in M. elegans . M. caninus is also less common than M. elegans . Mutinus bambusinus is similar in size and shape , except it does not have a distinct color demarcation between the upper and lower parts of the stalk ; instead , the entire stem shows red pigments . The stalk of M. ravenelii is less tapered than M. elegans , and it has a clearly differentiated swollen head . 
 The " dog stinkhorn " ( Mutinus caninus ) is smaller , <a href='got' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> a distinct oval or spindle @-@ shaped tip on a slender stem and <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>lacks</mark></a> the bright coloring of M. elegans ; it <a href='got' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> less of the stalk covered by gleba . The portion of the stalk below the spore mass is pitted in M. caninus , compared to " pebbly " in M. elegans . M. caninus <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>is</mark></a>also less common than M. elegans . Mutinus bambusinus is similar in size and shape , except it <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>does</mark></a> not have a distinct color demarcation between the upper and lower parts of the stalk ; instead , the entire stem <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>shows</mark></a> red pigments . The stalk of M. ravenelii <a href='drop_aux' title='7'><mark>is</mark></a>less tapered than M. elegans , and it <a href='got' title='8'><mark>has</mark></a> a clearly differentiated swollen head . 
The " dog stinkhorn " ( Mutinus caninus ) is smaller , got a distinct oval or spindle @-@ shaped tip on a slender stem and lack the bright coloring of M. elegans ; it got less of da stalk covered by gleba . Tdaportion of the stalk below the spore mass is pitted in M. caninus , compared to " pebbly " in M. elegans . M. caninus also less common than M. elegans . Mutinus bambusinus is similar in size and shape , except it do not have a distinct color demarcation between thdapper and lower parts of the stalk ; instead , the entire stem show red pigments . Thedaalk of M. ravenelii less tapered den M. elegans , and it got a clearly differentiated swollen head .