Altai Onion vs Chichico Amarillo

Allium altaicum compared with Leontocebus tripartitus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Chichico Amarillo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Allium	Leontocebus
Species	Allium altaicum	Leontocebus tripartitus

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Chichico Amarillo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Chichico Amarillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Chichico Amarillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.