Baytop's Onion vs Mite

Allium baytopiorum compared with Ornithonyssus bacoti

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Mite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Allium	Ornithonyssus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Ornithonyssus bacoti

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.