Baytop's Onion vs Red-Disked Alpine

Allium baytopiorum compared with Erebia discoidalis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Red-Disked Alpine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Red-Disked Alpine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Allium	Erebia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Erebia discoidalis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-Disked Alpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Red-Disked Alpine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Red-Disked Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Russia.

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.