Baytop's Onion vs Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Allium baytopiorum compared with Erebia melampus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Lesser Mountain Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Allium	Erebia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Erebia melampus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.