Baytop's Onion vs Desert Firetail

Allium baytopiorum compared with Telebasis salva

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Desert Firetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Desert Firetail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Allium	Telebasis
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Telebasis salva

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Desert Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Desert Firetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Desert Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.