Baytop's Onion vs Scaled Piculet

Allium baytopiorum compared with Picumnus squamulatus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Scaled Piculet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Scaled Piculet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Picidae
Genus	Allium	Picumnus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Picumnus squamulatus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Scaled Piculet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Scaled Piculet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Scaled Piculet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.