Baytop's Onion vs Henbane Flea Beetle

Allium baytopiorum compared with Psylliodes hyoscyami

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Henbane Flea Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Henbane Flea Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Allium	Psylliodes
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Psylliodes hyoscyami

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Henbane Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Henbane Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Henbane Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.