Altai Onion vs Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

Allium altaicum compared with Trapeliopsis viridescens

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Trapeliaceae
Genus	Allium	Trapeliopsis
Species	Allium altaicum	Trapeliopsis viridescens

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.