Baytop's Onion vs Cat flea

Allium baytopiorum compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Cat flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.