Altai Onion vs Scaly Tooth

Allium altaicum compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (อันดับหน่อไม้ฝรั่ง)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Allium	Sarcodon
Species	Allium altaicum	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Scaly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Scaly 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.

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.