Baytop's Onion vs Red Fold Truffle

Allium baytopiorum compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Red Fold Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Discinaceae
Genus	Allium	Hydnotrya
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Red Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.