Altai Onion vs Cupped Ear

Allium altaicum compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Cupped Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Otideaceae
Genus	Allium	Otidea
Species	Allium altaicum	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Altai Onion

The Altai Onion (Allium altaicum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.