Altai Onion vs Tear Dropper

Allium altaicum compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Allium	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Allium altaicum	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

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.