Baytop's Onion vs Winter Polypore

Allium baytopiorum compared with Lentinus brumalis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Winter Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Winter Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Allium	Lentinus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Lentinus brumalis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Winter Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Winter Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Winter Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, 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.