Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Jumping Weevil

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Orchestes testaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Jumping Weevil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Curculionidae
Genus	Aegilops	Orchestes
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Orchestes testaceus

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Jumping Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Jumping Weevil
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.

Jumping Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.