Baytop's Onion vs Irish Major

Allium baytopiorum compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Irish Major
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	Oxycera
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Oxycera fallenii

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Irish Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.