Baytop's Onion vs Lichen Button

Allium baytopiorum compared with Acleris literana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Lichen Button
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Allium	Acleris
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Acleris literana

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Lichen Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Lichen Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Lichen Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.