Baytop's Onion vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Allium baytopiorum compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Allium	Ctenolepisma
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Ctenolepisma lineata

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Four-Lined Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.