Baytop's Onion vs Wall iris

Allium baytopiorum compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Wall iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Wall iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Allium	Iris
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Iris tectorum

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Wall iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, Taiwan, 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.