Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lobariaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Sticta
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Dey's Moon 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.

Dey's Moon Lichen

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.