Baytop's Onion vs Polynesian Tree Snail

Allium baytopiorum compared with Samoana attenuata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Baytop's Onion Polynesian Tree Snail
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family Amaryllidaceae Partulidae
Genus Allium Samoana
Species Allium baytopiorum Samoana attenuata

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Polynesian Tree Snail

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Baytop's Onion Polynesian Tree Snail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Polynesian Tree Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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.

Polynesian Tree Snail

No description available.

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