Baytop's Onion vs flea-bite cone

Allium baytopiorum compared with Conus pulicarius

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while flea-bite cone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	flea-bite cone
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Conidae
Genus	Allium	Conus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Conus pulicarius

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

flea-bite cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	flea-bite cone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

flea-bite cone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.