African Clouded Yellow vs Altai Onion

Colias electo compared with Allium altaicum

Key Differences

• African Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Altai Onion is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Clouded Yellow	Altai Onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pieridae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Colias	Allium
Species	Colias electo	Allium altaicum

Conservation Status

African Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Clouded Yellow	Altai Onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

African Clouded Yellow

The African Clouded Yellow (Colias electo) is a species in the genus Colias. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.