Altai Onion vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Allium altaicum compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Allium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Allium altaicum	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.