Baytop's Onion vs Toad's Ear

Allium baytopiorum compared with Otidea bufonia

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Toad's Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Toad's Ear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Otideaceae
Genus	Allium	Otidea
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Toad's Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.