Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Duck Flea

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Aegilops	Ceratophyllus
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Duck Flea
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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.