Baytop's Onion vs slender facelina

Allium baytopiorum compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	slender facelina
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Facelinidae
Genus	Allium	Facelina
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Facelina auriculata

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	slender facelina
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.