Altai Onion vs Small Gorse Mining Bee

Allium altaicum compared with Andrena ovatula

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Small Gorse Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Small Gorse Mining 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	Andrenidae
Genus	Allium	Andrena
Species	Allium altaicum	Andrena ovatula

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Small Gorse Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Small Gorse Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Small Gorse Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.