Baytop's Onion vs Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Dioctria linearis

Key Differences

  • Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Small Yellow-legged Robberfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Baytop's Onion Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Amaryllidaceae Asilidae
Genus Allium Dioctria
Species Allium baytopiorum Dioctria linearis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Baytop's Onion Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

No description available.

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