Altai Onion vs Salento Iris

Allium altaicum compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Salento Iris
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Asparagales (อันดับหน่อไม้ฝรั่ง)	Mantodea (ตั๊กแตนตำข้าว)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Allium	Iris
Species	Allium altaicum	Iris revoluta

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.