Altai Onion vs Sowerby's keeled slug

Allium altaicum compared with Tandonia sowerbyi

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Sowerby's keeled slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Sowerby's keeled slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Milacidae
Genus	Allium	Tandonia
Species	Allium altaicum	Tandonia sowerbyi

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Sowerby's keeled slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Sowerby's keeled slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Sowerby's keeled slug

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.