Baytop's Onion vs Mud Dauber

Allium baytopiorum compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Baytop's Onion Mud Dauber
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Amaryllidaceae Sphecidae
Genus Allium Sceliphron
Species Allium baytopiorum Sceliphron caementarium

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Baytop's Onion Mud Dauber
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 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.

Mud Dauber

No description available.

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