Baytop's Onion vs Drooping Tonguefern

Allium baytopiorum compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Allium	Elaphoglossum
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and Drooping Tonguefern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Drooping Tonguefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.