Baytop's Onion vs Bee Fly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Bombylius major

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Bee Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Bee Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Allium	Bombylius
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Bombylius major

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Bee Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Bee Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Bee Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.

Bee Fly

The Bee Fly (Bombylius major) is a species in the genus Bombylius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.