Blue Bugle vs Hairy Snakefern

Ajuga genevensis compared with Microgramma piloselloides

Key Differences

Blue Bugle is Critically Endangered while Hairy Snakefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bugle	Hairy Snakefern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Lamiaceae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Ajuga	Microgramma
Species	Ajuga genevensis	Microgramma piloselloides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Kingdom: Plantae

Conservation Status

Blue Bugle

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bugle	Hairy Snakefern
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.

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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