Baytop's Onion vs Field Digger Wasp

Allium baytopiorum compared with Mellinus arvensis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Field Digger Wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Field Digger Wasp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Crabronidae
Genus	Allium	Mellinus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Mellinus arvensis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Field Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Field Digger Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Field Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.