Baytop's Onion vs flat-backed millipede

Allium baytopiorum compared with Polydesmus complanatus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while flat-backed millipede is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	flat-backed millipede
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Polydesmidae
Genus	Allium	Polydesmus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Polydesmus complanatus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	flat-backed millipede
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.