Altai Onion vs Alequim

Allium altaicum compared with Carcharodon carcharias

Key Differences

Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Alequim is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Alequim
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks)
Genus	Allium	Carcharodon (Great White Sharks)
Species	Allium altaicum	Carcharodon carcharias

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Alequim

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Alequim
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	70 years
Average Length	—	5.0 m
Average Weight	—	1.1 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Alequim

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Alequim

O tubarão-branco é o maior peixe predador da Terra, podendo atingir 6 metros de comprimento e 2.000 kg, habitando águas costeiras e oceânicas frias em todos os principais oceanos. São predadores de topo que empregam ataques de emboscada por baixo, direcionados principalmente a mamíferos marinhos, peixes de grande porte e aves marinhas. Apesar de sua terrível reputação, ataques não provocados a humanos são extremamente raros. Classificado como Vulnerável (VU), com populações em declínio devido ao corte de barbatanas, captura acidental e pesca direcionada, apesar das proteções legais vigentes em muitas jurisdições.