Amphipod vs Baytop's Onion

Caprella scaura compared with Allium baytopiorum

Key Differences

• Amphipod is Not Evaluated while Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amphipod	Baytop's Onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Amphipoda (Amphipoda)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Caprellidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Caprella	Allium
Species	Caprella scaura	Allium baytopiorum

Conservation Status

Amphipod

NE — Not Evaluated

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amphipod	Baytop's Onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amphipod

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, Tunisia), Asia (Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Amphipod

The Amphipod (Caprella scaura) is a species in the genus Caprella. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Baytop's Onion

The Baytop's Onion (Allium baytopiorum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.