Baytop's Onion vs Inky Skipper

Allium baytopiorum compared with Erynnis marloyi

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Inky Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Inky Skipper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Allium	Erynnis
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Erynnis marloyi

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Inky Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Inky Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Inky Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, and North Macedonia.

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.