Baytop's Onion vs Dark Firefly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Pyropyga nigricans

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Dark Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Dark Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Allium	Pyropyga
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Pyropyga nigricans

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Dark Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Dark Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.