Aphid vs Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Cinara pilicornis compared with Aegilops ventricosa

Key Differences

• Aphid is Not Evaluated while Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aphid	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aphididae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cinara	Aegilops
Species	Cinara pilicornis	Aegilops ventricosa

Conservation Status

Aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aphid	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Aphid

The Aphid (Cinara pilicornis) is a species in the genus Cinara. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom