Altai Onion vs Arrowhead Spiketail

Allium altaicum compared with Cordulegaster obliqua

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Arrowhead Spiketail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cordulegastridae
Genus	Allium	Cordulegaster
Species	Allium altaicum	Cordulegaster obliqua

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Arrowhead Spiketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Arrowhead Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Arrowhead Spiketail

The Arrowhead Spiketail, Cordulegaster obliqua, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.