Baytop's Onion vs Formosan Serow

Allium baytopiorum compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Allium	Capricornis
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.