Baytop's Onion vs Window Gnat

Allium baytopiorum compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Window Gnat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Allium	Sylvicola
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Sylvicola fenestralis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.