Altai Onion vs girdled snail

Allium altaicum compared with Hygromia cinctella

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while girdled snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	girdled snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Hygromiidae
Genus	Allium	Hygromia
Species	Allium altaicum	Hygromia cinctella

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	girdled snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

girdled snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.