Baytop's Onion vs Sooty Orange Tip

Allium baytopiorum compared with Zegris eupheme

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Sooty Orange Tip is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Sooty Orange Tip
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Pieridae
Genus	Allium	Zegris
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Zegris eupheme

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Sooty Orange Tip

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Sooty Orange Tip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Sooty Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Russia, Spain, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.