Baytop's Onion vs onion cone

Allium baytopiorum compared with Conus bulbus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while onion cone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	onion cone
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Conidae
Genus	Allium	Conus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Conus bulbus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

onion cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	onion cone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

onion cone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Angola.

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.