Baytop's Onion vs Northern Firefly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Pyractomena borealis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Northern Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Northern Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Allium	Pyractomena
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Pyractomena borealis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.