Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Botfly

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Hypoderma tarandi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Oestridae
Genus	Aegilops	Hypoderma
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Hypoderma tarandi

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Botfly
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.

Botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Botfly

The Botfly (Hypoderma tarandi) is a species in the genus Hypoderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.