Apple sucker vs Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Cacopsylla mali compared with Aegilops ventricosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple sucker	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	Psyllidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cacopsylla	Aegilops
Species	Cacopsylla mali	Aegilops ventricosa

Conservation Status

Apple sucker

NE — Not Evaluated

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple sucker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Apple sucker

The Apple sucker (Cacopsylla mali) is a species in the genus Cacopsylla. 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.