Baytop's Onion vs Tan Ear

Allium baytopiorum compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Tan 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 baytopiorum	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Tan Ear

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.