Black Bent vs Black Crystalwort

Agrostis gigantea compared with Riccia nigrella

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Black Crystalwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Black Crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Ricciaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Riccia
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Riccia nigrella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Bent and Black Crystalwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Black Crystalwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Black Crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Black Crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

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.

Black Crystalwort

The Black Crystalwort (Riccia nigrella) is a species in the genus Riccia. Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇱 Chile 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway