Baytop's Onion vs Rusty Dot

Allium baytopiorum compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Rusty Dot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Crambidae
Genus	Allium	Udea
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Udea ferrugalis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Rusty Dot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.