Baytop's Onion vs spotted fritillary

Allium baytopiorum compared with Melitaea didyma

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while spotted fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	spotted fritillary
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Allium	Melitaea
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Melitaea didyma

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

spotted fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	spotted fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

spotted fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

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.