Baytop's Onion vs Bird flea

Allium baytopiorum compared with Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Bird flea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Bird flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Allium	Ceratophyllus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Bird flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.

Bird flea

The Bird flea (Ceratophyllus zhovtyi) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.