Altai Onion vs Cork Moth

Allium altaicum compared with Nemapogon cloacella

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Cork Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Cork Moth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Tineidae
Genus	Allium	Nemapogon
Species	Allium altaicum	Nemapogon cloacella

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Cork Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Cork Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Cork Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.