Baytop's Onion vs Upper Crust

Allium baytopiorum compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Allium	Amaurodon
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Upper Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.