Blue Bugle vs Small Shiny Furrow Bee

Ajuga genevensis compared with Lasioglossum semilucens

Key Differences

Blue Bugle is Critically Endangered while Small Shiny Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bugle	Small Shiny Furrow Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Lamiales (Bộ Hoa môi)	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)
Family	Lamiaceae	Halictidae
Genus	Ajuga	Lasioglossum
Species	Ajuga genevensis	Lasioglossum semilucens

Conservation Status

Blue Bugle

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bugle	Small Shiny Furrow Bee
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.

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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