Baytop's Onion vs dooryard sowbug

Allium baytopiorum compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Allium	Porcellio
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.