Baytop's Onion vs Lesser Clouded Yellow

Allium baytopiorum compared with Colias chrysotheme

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Pieridae
Genus	Allium	Colias
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Colias chrysotheme

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Lesser Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). 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.