Baytop's Onion vs Black scale

Allium baytopiorum compared with Saissetia oleae

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Black scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Black scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Allium	Saissetia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Saissetia oleae

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Black scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Chile).

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 scale

The Black scale (Saissetia oleae) is a species in the genus Saissetia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.