Baytop's Onion vs sun shell

Allium baytopiorum compared with Astraea heliotropium

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while sun shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Allium	Astraea
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.