Blue Bugle vs Drooping Tonguefern

Ajuga genevensis compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Key Differences

• Blue Bugle is Critically Endangered while Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bugle	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Lamiaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Ajuga	Elaphoglossum
Species	Ajuga genevensis	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Bugle and Drooping Tonguefern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blue Bugle

CR — Critically Endangered

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bugle	Drooping Tonguefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Bugle

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

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Blue Bugle

The Blue Bugle (Ajuga genevensis) is a species in the genus Ajuga. It is currently classified as Critically 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