Alder Leaf Gall Mite vs Black Bent

Eriophyes laevis compared with Agrostis gigantea

Key Differences

• Alder Leaf Gall Mite is Not Evaluated while Black Bent is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Leaf Gall Mite	Black Bent
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Eriophyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Eriophyes	Agrostis
Species	Eriophyes laevis	Agrostis gigantea

Conservation Status

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Leaf Gall Mite	Black Bent
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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).

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

The Alder Leaf Gall Mite (Eriophyes laevis) is a species in the genus Eriophyes. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States