Baytop's Onion vs Plain Gold

Allium baytopiorum compared with Micropterix calthella

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Plain Gold is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Plain Gold
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Micropterigidae
Genus	Allium	Micropterix
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Micropterix calthella

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Plain Gold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.