Baytop's Onion vs rose-grass aphid

Allium baytopiorum compared with Metopolophium dirhodum

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while rose-grass aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	rose-grass aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Allium	Metopolophium
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Metopolophium dirhodum

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

rose-grass aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	rose-grass aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

rose-grass aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), 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.