Baytop's Onion vs Cypress Carpet

Allium baytopiorum compared with Thera cupressata

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Cypress Carpet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Cypress Carpet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Geometridae
Genus	Allium	Thera
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Thera cupressata

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Cypress Carpet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Cypress Carpet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Cypress Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Germany.

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.