Altai Onion vs Dover Shade

Allium altaicum compared with Cnephasia genitalana

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Dover Shade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Dover Shade
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Allium	Cnephasia
Species	Allium altaicum	Cnephasia genitalana

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Dover Shade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Dover Shade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Dover Shade

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.