Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Brook Stippleback Lichen

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Dermatocarpon luridum

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Brook Stippleback Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Brook Stippleback Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Verrucariales (Verrucariales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Verrucariaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Dermatocarpon
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Dermatocarpon luridum

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Brook Stippleback Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Brook Stippleback 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.

Brook Stippleback Lichen

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Brook Stippleback Lichen

The Brook Stippleback Lichen (Dermatocarpon luridum) is a species in the genus Dermatocarpon. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.