Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Black Lichen

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Lichina pygmaea

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Black Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Black Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lichinomycetes (Lichinomycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lichinales (Lichinales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lichinaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Lichina
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Lichina pygmaea

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Black Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

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

Range

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

Black Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Black Lichen

The Black Lichen (Lichina pygmaea) is a species in the genus Lichina. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.