Baytop's Onion vs Shadow Darner

Allium baytopiorum compared with Aeshna umbrosa

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Shadow Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Shadow Darner
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Allium	Aeshna
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Aeshna umbrosa

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Shadow Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Shadow Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Shadow Darner

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.