Baytop's Onion vs Lesser Violetear

Allium baytopiorum compared with Colibri cyanotus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Lesser Violetear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Allium	Colibri
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Colibri cyanotus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Lesser Violetear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

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.