Altai Onion vs Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee

Allium altaicum compared with Nomada facilis

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Allium	Nomada
Species	Allium altaicum	Nomada facilis

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.