Baytop's Onion vs Painted Suillus

Allium baytopiorum compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Suillaceae
Genus	Allium	Suillus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.