Baytop's Onion vs Felt Saddle

Allium baytopiorum compared with Helvella macropus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Felt Saddle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Felt Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Allium	Helvella
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Helvella macropus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Felt Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Felt Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.