Bloody-Butcher vs blue cowslip

Pulmonaria officinalis compared with Pulmonaria angustifolia

Key Differences

• Bloody-Butcher is Vulnerable while blue cowslip is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bloody-Butcher	blue cowslip
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family same	Boraginaceae	Boraginaceae
Genus same	Pulmonaria	Pulmonaria
Species	Pulmonaria officinalis	Pulmonaria angustifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bloody-Butcher and blue cowslip share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pulmonaria.

Conservation Status

Bloody-Butcher

VU — Vulnerable

blue cowslip

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bloody-Butcher	blue cowslip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bloody-Butcher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

blue cowslip

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 8 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bloody-Butcher

The Bloody-Butcher (Pulmonaria officinalis) is a species in the genus Pulmonaria. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

blue cowslip

The Blue cowslip (Pulmonaria angustifolia) is a species in the genus Pulmonaria. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 8 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also fo

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden