Baytop's Onion vs Midge

Allium baytopiorum compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Allium	Dasineura
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Dasineura affinis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.