Baytop's Onion vs black-fruit cotoneaster

Allium baytopiorum compared with Cotoneaster laxiflorus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while black-fruit cotoneaster is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	black-fruit cotoneaster
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Allium	Cotoneaster
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Cotoneaster laxiflorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and black-fruit cotoneaster share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

black-fruit cotoneaster

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	black-fruit cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

black-fruit cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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-fruit cotoneaster

The Black-Fruit Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster laxiflorus) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.