Baytop's Onion vs grooved top shell

Allium baytopiorum compared with Jujubinus striatus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while grooved top shell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	grooved top shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Trochidae
Genus	Allium	Jujubinus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Jujubinus striatus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

grooved top shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	grooved top shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

grooved top shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Greece, Norway, Spain, Turkey, and United Kingdom.

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.