Baytop's Onion vs Hide Beetle

Allium baytopiorum compared with Dermestes maculatus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Hide Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Hide Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Allium	Dermestes
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Dermestes maculatus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Hide Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Hide Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Colombia).

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.