Baytop's Onion vs Painted Skimmer

Allium baytopiorum compared with Libellula semifasciata

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Painted Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Painted Skimmer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Allium	Libellula
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Libellula semifasciata

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Painted Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Painted Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Painted Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.