Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Fishy Milkcap

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Lactifluus volemus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Fishy Milkcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Russulaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Lactifluus
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Lactifluus volemus

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Fishy Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Fishy Milkcap
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.

Fishy Milkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and 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.