Altai Onion vs Mountain Plume

Allium altaicum compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Mountain Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Allium	Stenoptilia
Species	Allium altaicum	Stenoptilia islandicus

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Mountain Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Mountain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.