Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs European water vole

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	European water vole
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Aegilops	Arvicola
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Arvicola amphibius

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	European water vole
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.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium