Baytop's Onion vs Dotted Ermel

Allium baytopiorum compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Dotted Ermel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Allium	Ethmia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Ethmia dodecea

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Dotted Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.