Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Cosmopolitan Springtail

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Entomobrya nivalis

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Cosmopolitan Springtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Cosmopolitan Springtail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Collembola (springtail)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Entomobryomorpha (Entomobryomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Entomobryidae
Genus	Aegilops	Entomobrya
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Entomobrya nivalis

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Cosmopolitan Springtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Cosmopolitan Springtail
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.

Cosmopolitan Springtail

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium