Altai Onion vs Shiny Dufourea

Allium altaicum compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Halictidae
Genus	Allium	Dufourea
Species	Allium altaicum	Dufourea minuta

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.