Blue Bugle vs flat-backed millipede

Ajuga genevensis compared with Polydesmus complanatus

Key Differences

Blue Bugle is Critically Endangered while flat-backed millipede is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bugle	flat-backed millipede
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Lamiaceae	Polydesmidae
Genus	Ajuga	Polydesmus
Species	Ajuga genevensis	Polydesmus complanatus

Conservation Status

Blue Bugle

CR — Critically Endangered

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bugle	flat-backed millipede
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.

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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