Baytop's Onion vs Delicate Soldier

Allium baytopiorum compared with Oxycera nigricornis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Delicate Soldier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Delicate Soldier
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Allium	Oxycera
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Oxycera nigricornis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Delicate Soldier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Delicate Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Delicate Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.