Baytop's Onion vs Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

Allium baytopiorum compared with Hoplitis adunca

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Allium	Hoplitis
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Hoplitis adunca

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.