Baytop's Onion vs Dover Shade

Allium baytopiorum compared with Cnephasia genitalana

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Dover Shade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Dover Shade
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Allium	Cnephasia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Cnephasia genitalana

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Dover Shade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Dover Shade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Dover Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.