Baytop's Onion vs Confusing Bumble Bee

Allium baytopiorum compared with Bombus perplexus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Confusing Bumble Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Confusing Bumble Bee
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	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Allium	Bombus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Bombus perplexus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Confusing Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Confusing Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.