Baytop's Onion vs Rusty Snaketail

Allium baytopiorum compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Allium	Ophiogomphus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.