Baytop's Onion vs Grey Tooth

Allium baytopiorum compared with Phellodon melaleucus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Grey Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Grey Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Allium	Phellodon
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Phellodon melaleucus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Grey Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Grey Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as 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.