Altai Onion vs robust pillar snail

Allium altaicum compared with Cochlicopa nitens

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while robust pillar snail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	robust pillar snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cochlicopidae
Genus	Allium	Cochlicopa
Species	Allium altaicum	Cochlicopa nitens

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

robust pillar snail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	robust pillar snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

robust pillar snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.