Argentine angelshark vs Black Bent

Squatina occulta compared with Agrostis gigantea

Key Differences

• Argentine angelshark is Critically Endangered while Black Bent is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentine angelshark	Black Bent
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Squatiniformes (Squatiniformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Squatinidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Squatina	Agrostis
Species	Squatina occulta	Agrostis gigantea

Conservation Status

Argentine angelshark

CR — Critically Endangered

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentine angelshark	Black Bent
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentine angelshark

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).

Argentine angelshark

The Argentine angelshark (Squatina occulta) is a species in the genus Squatina. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.