Baytop's Onion vs False Slender-footed Robberfly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Leptarthrus vitripennis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	False Slender-footed Robberfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Asilidae
Genus	Allium	Leptarthrus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Leptarthrus vitripennis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	False Slender-footed Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

False Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.