Altai Onion vs American pygmy shrew

Allium altaicum compared with Sorex hoyi

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while American pygmy shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	American pygmy shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Allium	Sorex
Species	Allium altaicum	Sorex hoyi

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

American pygmy shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	American pygmy shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

American pygmy shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

American pygmy shrew

The American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.