Altai Onion vs Tufted Clusterfly

Allium altaicum compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Polleniidae
Genus	Allium	Pollenia
Species	Allium altaicum	Pollenia pediculata

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.