Baytop's Onion vs Square-spot Deerfly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Chrysops viduatus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Square-spot Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Square-spot Deerfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Tabanidae
Genus	Allium	Chrysops
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Chrysops viduatus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Square-spot Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Square-spot Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Square-spot Deerfly

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.