Baytop's Onion vs Hawk's-beard Mining Bee

Allium baytopiorum compared with Andrena fulvago

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Hawk's-beard Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Hawk's-beard 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 baytopiorum	Andrena fulvago

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Hawk's-beard Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Hawk's-beard Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Hawk's-beard 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.

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.