Baytop's Onion vs Dusky Heath

Allium baytopiorum compared with Coenonympha dorus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Dusky Heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Dusky Heath
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Allium	Coenonympha
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Coenonympha dorus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Dusky Heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Dusky Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Dusky Heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.