Altai Onion vs Hover fly

Allium altaicum compared with Cheilosia pagana

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Hover fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Allium	Cheilosia
Species	Allium altaicum	Cheilosia pagana

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.