Baytop's Onion vs Botta's pocket gopher

Allium baytopiorum compared with Thomomys bottae

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Botta's pocket gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Allium	Thomomys
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Thomomys bottae

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Botta's pocket gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Botta's pocket gopher

The Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a species in the genus Thomomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.