Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Common Goldenring

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Cordulegaster boltonii

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Common Goldenring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Common Goldenring
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cordulegastridae
Genus	Aegilops	Cordulegaster
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Cordulegaster boltonii

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Common Goldenring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Common Goldenring
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.

Common Goldenring

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as 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.

Common Goldenring

Common Goldenring (Cordulegaster boltonii) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium