Baytop's Onion vs Black Firefly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Lucidota atra

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Black Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Black Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Allium	Lucidota
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Lucidota atra

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Black Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Black Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Black Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Black Firefly

The Black Firefly (Lucidota atra) is a species in the genus Lucidota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.