Altai Onion vs least chink shell

Allium altaicum compared with Lacuna parva

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while least chink shell is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	least chink shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Littorinidae
Genus	Allium	Lacuna
Species	Allium altaicum	Lacuna parva

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

least chink shell

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	least chink shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

least chink shell

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.