African chimaera vs Black Bent

Hydrolagus africanus compared with Agrostis gigantea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African chimaera	Black Bent
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Holocephali (Holocephali)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chimaeridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hydrolagus	Agrostis
Species	Hydrolagus africanus	Agrostis gigantea

Conservation Status

African chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African chimaera	Black Bent
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African chimaera

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

African chimaera

The African chimaera (Hydrolagus africanus) is a species in the genus Hydrolagus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.