Altai Onion vs Southern Damselfly

Allium altaicum compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Allium	Coenagrion
Species	Allium altaicum	Coenagrion mercuriale

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.