Baytop's Onion vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Allium baytopiorum compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Allium	Hydnum
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.