Altai Onion vs Greenfoot Tooth

Allium altaicum compared with Hydnellum glaucopus

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Greenfoot Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Greenfoot Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Allium	Hydnellum
Species	Allium altaicum	Hydnellum glaucopus

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Greenfoot Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Greenfoot Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Greenfoot Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.