Bark louse vs Baytop's Onion

Elipsocus pumilis compared with Allium baytopiorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bark louse	Baytop's Onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Psocodea (Psocodea)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Elipsocidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Elipsocus	Allium
Species	Elipsocus pumilis	Allium baytopiorum

Conservation Status

Bark louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bark louse	Baytop's Onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bark louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Bark louse

The Bark louse (Elipsocus pumilis) is a species in the genus Elipsocus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.