Baytop's Onion vs Lygaeid bug

Allium baytopiorum compared with Nysius thymi

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Lygaeid bug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Allium	Nysius
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Nysius thymi

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Lygaeid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.