Baytop's Onion vs Elm Button

Allium baytopiorum compared with Acleris kochiella

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Elm Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Elm Button
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	Acleris
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Acleris kochiella

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Elm Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Elm Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Elm Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.