alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Altai Onion

Megachile rotundata compared with Allium altaicum

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Altai Onion is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Altai Onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Megachilidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Megachile	Allium
Species	Megachile rotundata	Allium altaicum

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Altai Onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

The Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee (Megachile rotundata) is a species in the genus Megachile. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Altai Onion

The Altai Onion (Allium altaicum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.