Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Blackfoot Polypore

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Cerioporus leptocephalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Blackfoot Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Cerioporus
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Cerioporus leptocephalus

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Blackfoot Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Blackfoot Polypore
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.

Blackfoot Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Blackfoot Polypore

The Blackfoot Polypore (Cerioporus leptocephalus) is a species in the genus Cerioporus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Found in United States.