Baytop's Onion vs Fimbry

Allium baytopiorum compared with Fimbristylis littoralis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Fimbry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Allium	Fimbristylis
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Fimbristylis littoralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and Fimbry share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Fimbry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 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.