Baytop's Onion vs Tree Catapyrenium

Allium baytopiorum compared with Catapyrenium psoromoides

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Tree Catapyrenium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Tree Catapyrenium
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Verrucariales (Verrucariales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Verrucariaceae
Genus	Allium	Catapyrenium
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Catapyrenium psoromoides

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Tree Catapyrenium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Tree Catapyrenium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Tree Catapyrenium

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.