Baytop's Onion vs Short Sharp-tail Bee

Allium baytopiorum compared with Coelioxys afra

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Short Sharp-tail Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Short Sharp-tail Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Allium	Coelioxys
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Coelioxys afra

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Short Sharp-tail Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Short Sharp-tail Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Short Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Africa (8 countries) and Europe (Luxembourg).

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.