Altai Onion vs Devil'S Urn

Allium altaicum compared with Urnula craterium

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Devil'S Urn is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Devil'S Urn
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Sarcosomataceae
Genus	Allium	Urnula
Species	Allium altaicum	Urnula craterium

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Devil'S Urn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.