Altai Onion vs

Allium altaicum compared with Pontibacter korlensis

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Cytophagales (Cytophagales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Hymenobacteraceae
Genus	Allium	Pontibacter
Species	Allium altaicum	Pontibacter korlensis

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Pontibacter korlensis is a Gram-negative, orange-pigmented bacterium first isolated from saline soils near Korla, Xinjiang, China. It inhabits arid desert soils and saline terrestrial environments of Central Asia. This aerobic chemoheterotroph produces carotenoid pigments and is adapted to extreme arid and saline conditions.