Gemeine Schafgarbe vs Thyme Pug

Achillea millefolium compared with Eupithecia distinctaria

Key Differences

• Gemeine Schafgarbe is Least Concern while Thyme Pug is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Schafgarbe	Thyme Pug
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Asterales (Asternartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Geometridae
Genus	Achillea	Eupithecia
Species	Achillea millefolium	Eupithecia distinctaria

Conservation Status

Gemeine Schafgarbe

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Pug

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Schafgarbe	Thyme Pug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeine Schafgarbe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Thyme Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gemeine Schafgarbe

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden