Baytop's Onion vs Plaster beetle

Allium baytopiorum compared with Cartodere constricta

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Plaster beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Plaster beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Latridiidae
Genus	Allium	Cartodere
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Cartodere constricta

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Plaster beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Plaster beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Plaster beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.