Ashy Mining Bee vs Baytop's Onion

Andrena cineraria compared with Allium baytopiorum

Key Differences

  • Ashy Mining Bee is Least Concern while Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ashy Mining Bee Baytop's 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 Andrenidae Amaryllidaceae
Genus Andrena Allium
Species Andrena cineraria Allium baytopiorum

Conservation Status

Ashy Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ashy Mining Bee Baytop's Onion
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Ashy Mining Bee

Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

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