Baytop's Onion vs Fletcher scale

Allium baytopiorum compared with Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Fletcher scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Fletcher scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Allium	Parthenolecanium
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Fletcher scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Fletcher scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Fletcher scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries) and North America (United States).

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.