Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Bombus griseocollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Belly-shaped Hard Grass Brown-Belted Bumble Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Poales (Grasses) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Apidae (Bees)
Genus Aegilops Bombus
Species Aegilops ventricosa Bombus griseocollis

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Belly-shaped Hard Grass Brown-Belted Bumble Bee
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.

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

The Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) is a species in the genus Bombus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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