Baytop's Onion vs Mealy Tooth

Allium baytopiorum compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Mealy 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 baytopiorum	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Baytop's Onion

The Baytop's Onion (Allium baytopiorum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.