Baytop's Onion vs Long Tom Widow

Allium baytopiorum compared with Dingana angusta

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Long Tom Widow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Long Tom Widow
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	Dingana
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Dingana angusta

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Long Tom Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Long Tom Widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Long Tom Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.