Baytop's Onion vs Orange Disco

Allium baytopiorum compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Orange Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Stereaceae
Genus	Allium	Aleurodiscus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Orange Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Orange Disco

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, 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.