Baytop's Onion vs Mountain Plume

Allium baytopiorum compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Mountain Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Allium	Stenoptilia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Stenoptilia islandicus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Mountain Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Mountain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.