Baytop's Onion vs least chink shell

Allium baytopiorum compared with Lacuna parva

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while least chink shell is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	least chink shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Littorinidae
Genus	Allium	Lacuna
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Lacuna parva

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

least chink shell

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	least chink shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

least chink shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across 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.