Bearberry Redleaf vs Black Bent

Exobasidium sydowianum compared with Agrostis gigantea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearberry Redleaf	Black Bent
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Exobasidium	Agrostis
Species	Exobasidium sydowianum	Agrostis gigantea

Conservation Status

Bearberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearberry Redleaf	Black Bent
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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).

Bearberry Redleaf

The Bearberry Redleaf (Exobasidium sydowianum) is a species in the genus Exobasidium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.