Bayer's emerald bottle fly vs Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Bellardia bayeri compared with Aegilops ventricosa

Key Differences

• Bayer's emerald bottle fly is Not Evaluated while Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bayer's emerald bottle fly	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Calliphoridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Bellardia	Aegilops
Species	Bellardia bayeri	Aegilops ventricosa

Conservation Status

Bayer's emerald bottle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bayer's emerald bottle fly	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bayer's emerald bottle fly

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.

Bayer's emerald bottle fly

The Bayer's emerald bottle fly (Bellardia bayeri) is a species in the genus Bellardia. 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.