Baytop's Onion vs Least Tern

Allium baytopiorum compared with Sternula antillarum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Least Tern
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Laridae
Genus	Allium	Sternula
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Sternula antillarum

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Least Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Least Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Least Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.