Baytop's Onion vs Polar Bumble Bee

Allium baytopiorum compared with Bombus polaris

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Polar Bumble Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Polar Bumble Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Allium	Bombus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Bombus polaris

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Polar Bumble Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Polar Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Polar Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.