Altai Onion vs Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Allium altaicum compared with Erebia melampus

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Lesser Mountain Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Allium	Erebia
Species	Allium altaicum	Erebia melampus

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.