Baytop's Onion vs Impunctate Cellophane Bee

Allium baytopiorum compared with Colletes impunctatus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Impunctate Cellophane Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Impunctate Cellophane Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Colletidae
Genus	Allium	Colletes
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Colletes impunctatus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Impunctate Cellophane Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Impunctate Cellophane Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Impunctate Cellophane Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.