Baytop's Onion vs mountain hare

Allium baytopiorum compared with Lepus timidus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while mountain hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	mountain hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Allium	Lepus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Lepus timidus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	mountain hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

mountain hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.