Blue Bugle vs Garden Bumblebee

Ajuga genevensis compared with Bombus hortorum

Key Differences

Blue Bugle is Critically Endangered while Garden Bumblebee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bugle	Garden Bumblebee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Lamiaceae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Ajuga	Bombus
Species	Ajuga genevensis	Bombus hortorum

Conservation Status

Blue Bugle

CR — Critically Endangered

Garden Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bugle	Garden Bumblebee
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.

Garden Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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