Baytop's Onion vs glossy furrow-shell

Allium baytopiorum compared with Abra nitida

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while glossy furrow-shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	glossy furrow-shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Semelidae
Genus	Allium	Abra
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Abra nitida

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

glossy furrow-shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	glossy furrow-shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

glossy furrow-shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.