Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Pink Discus

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Pink Discus
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)	Stereaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Aleurodiscus
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.