Baytop's Onion vs Tear Dropper

Allium baytopiorum compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's 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 baytopiorum	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's 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.

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.