Baytop's Onion vs Soldier fly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Microchrysa flavicornis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Soldier fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Soldier fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Allium	Microchrysa
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Microchrysa flavicornis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Soldier fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.