Altai Onion vs White-fronted Spider Monkey

Allium altaicum compared with Ateles belzebuth

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while White-fronted Spider Monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	White-fronted Spider Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Atelidae
Genus	Allium	Ateles
Species	Allium altaicum	Ateles belzebuth

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

White-fronted Spider Monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	White-fronted Spider Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

White-fronted Spider Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. 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.