Baytop's Onion vs Castor

Allium baytopiorum compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Asparagales (クサスギカズラ目)	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Allium	Ricinus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and Castor share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (被子植物門)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

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.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi