Baytop's Onion vs Tufted Clusterfly

Allium baytopiorum compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Polleniidae
Genus	Allium	Pollenia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Pollenia pediculata

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Tufted Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.