Baytop's Onion vs Grasshopper Sparrow

Allium baytopiorum compared with Ammodramus savannarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Grasshopper Sparrow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Passerellidae
Genus	Allium	Ammodramus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Ammodramus savannarum

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Grasshopper Sparrow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Grasshopper Sparrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Grasshopper Sparrow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.