Baytop's Onion vs Cork Moth

Allium baytopiorum compared with Nemapogon cloacella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Cork Moth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Tineidae
Genus	Allium	Nemapogon
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Nemapogon cloacella

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Cork Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Cork Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Cork Moth

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.