Baytop's Onion vs Yellowfoot

Allium baytopiorum compared with Craterellus tubaeformis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Yellowfoot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Allium	Craterellus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Craterellus tubaeformis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Yellowfoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Yellowfoot

Habitat

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

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.