Baytop's Onion vs Pomace Fly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Scaptomyza pallida

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Pomace Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Pomace Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Drosophilidae
Genus	Allium	Scaptomyza
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Scaptomyza pallida

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Pomace Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Pomace Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Pomace Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.