Altai Onion vs Five-spot Ermel

Allium altaicum compared with Ethmia terminella

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Five-spot Ermel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Five-spot Ermel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Allium	Ethmia
Species	Allium altaicum	Ethmia terminella

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Five-spot Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Five-spot Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Five-spot Ermel

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.