Bedeguar Gall vs Black Bent

Diplolepis rosae compared with Agrostis gigantea

Key Differences

Bedeguar Gall is Not Evaluated while Black Bent is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bedeguar Gall	Black Bent
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cynipidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Diplolepis	Agrostis
Species	Diplolepis rosae	Agrostis gigantea

Conservation Status

Bedeguar Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bedeguar Gall	Black Bent
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bedeguar Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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).

Bedeguar Gall

The Bedeguar Gall (Diplolepis rosae) is a species in the genus Diplolepis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Diplolepis rosae.

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.