Baytop's Onion vs Cherry Gall

Allium baytopiorum compared with Cynips quercusfolii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Cherry Gall
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cynipidae
Genus	Allium	Cynips
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Cynips quercusfolii

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Cherry Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Cherry Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 Gall

The Cherry Gall (Cynips quercusfolii) is a species in the genus Cynips. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.