Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Pine Woods Salamander

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Ambystoma silvense

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Pine Woods Salamander is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Pine Woods Salamander
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)	Ambystomatidae
Genus	Aegilops	Ambystoma
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Ambystoma silvense

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Pine Woods Salamander

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Pine Woods Salamander
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.

Pine Woods Salamander

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.