Altai Onion vs Faded Pincertail

Allium altaicum compared with Onychogomphus costae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Allium	Onychogomphus
Species	Allium altaicum	Onychogomphus costae

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Faded Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.