Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Bog Shadow

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Arrhenia umbratilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Bog Shadow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Aegilops	Arrhenia
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Arrhenia umbratilis

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Bog Shadow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Bog Shadow
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.

Bog Shadow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Bog Shadow

The Bog Shadow (Arrhenia umbratilis) is a species in the genus Arrhenia. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.