Blue Bugle vs girdled snail

Ajuga genevensis compared with Hygromia cinctella

Key Differences

Blue Bugle is Critically Endangered while girdled snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bugle	girdled snail
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)
Order	Lamiales (อันดับกะเพรา)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Lamiaceae	Hygromiidae
Genus	Ajuga	Hygromia
Species	Ajuga genevensis	Hygromia cinctella

Conservation Status

Blue Bugle

CR — Critically Endangered

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bugle	girdled snail
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.

girdled snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (12 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