Baytop's Onion vs Iridescent Centurion

Allium baytopiorum compared with Sargus iridatus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Iridescent Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Iridescent Centurion
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Allium	Sargus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Sargus iridatus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Iridescent Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Iridescent Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Iridescent Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.