Blue Devil vs Italian viper's bugloss

Echium vulgare compared with Echium italicum

Key Differences

• Blue Devil is Least Concern while Italian viper's bugloss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Devil	Italian viper's bugloss
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family same	Boraginaceae	Boraginaceae
Genus same	Echium	Echium
Species	Echium vulgare	Echium italicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Devil and Italian viper's bugloss share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Echium.

Conservation Status

Blue Devil

LC — Least Concern

Italian viper's bugloss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Devil	Italian viper's bugloss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Devil

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Italian viper's bugloss

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Blue Devil

The Blue Devil (Echium vulgare) is a species in the genus Echium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States