Baytop's Onion vs Soft scale

Allium baytopiorum compared with Physokermes piceae

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Soft scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Soft scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Allium	Physokermes
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Physokermes piceae

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Soft scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Soft scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Soft scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.