Baytop's Onion vs Chinese giant salamander

Allium baytopiorum compared with Andrias davidianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Chinese giant salamander
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Amphibia (земноводные)
Order	Asparagales (Спаржецветные)	Caudata (хвостатые земноводные)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cryptobranchidae
Genus	Allium	Andrias
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Andrias davidianus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese giant salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Chinese giant salamander
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Chinese giant salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Chinese giant salamander

The Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) is a species in the genus Andrias. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.