Baytop's Onion vs Gall wasp

Allium baytopiorum compared with Diplolepis mayri

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Gall wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Gall wasp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cynipidae
Genus	Allium	Diplolepis
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Diplolepis mayri

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Gall wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Gall wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Gall wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.