Baytop's Onion vs Hover fly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Eristalis rupium

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Hover fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Allium	Eristalis
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Eristalis rupium

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.