Baytop's Onion vs Slender Spreadwing

Allium baytopiorum compared with Lestes rectangularis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Slender Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Slender Spreadwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lestidae
Genus	Allium	Lestes
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Lestes rectangularis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Slender Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Slender Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Slender Spreadwing

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.