mouse garlic vs Welsh onion

Allium angulosum compared with Allium fistulosum

Key Differences

• mouse garlic is Not Evaluated while Welsh onion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mouse garlic	Welsh onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order same	Asparagales (Спаржецветные)	Asparagales (Спаржецветные)
Family same	Amaryllidaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus same	Allium	Allium
Species	Allium angulosum	Allium fistulosum

Evolutionary Relationship

mouse garlic and Welsh onion share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Allium.

Conservation Status

mouse garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Welsh onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mouse garlic	Welsh onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mouse garlic

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Welsh onion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden