Baytop's Onion vs Cherry Fruit Fly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Rhagoletis cingulata

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Cherry Fruit Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Tephritidae
Genus	Allium	Rhagoletis
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Rhagoletis cingulata

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Cherry Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Cherry Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (14 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.

Cherry Fruit Fly

The Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cingulata) is a species in the genus Rhagoletis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.