Baytop's Onion vs Botfly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Hypoderma tarandi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Allium	Hypoderma
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Hypoderma tarandi

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Botfly

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