Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Lesser Siren

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Siren intermedia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Lesser Siren
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Sirenidae
Genus	Aegilops	Siren
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Siren intermedia

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Siren

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Lesser Siren
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.

Lesser Siren

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Mexico.

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.