Baytop's Onion vs Karnal bunt

Allium baytopiorum compared with Tilletia indica

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Karnal bunt is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Karnal bunt
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Allium	Tilletia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Tilletia indica

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Karnal bunt

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Karnal bunt
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Karnal bunt

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.