Black Bent vs Black-fronted Forktail

Agrostis gigantea compared with Ischnura denticollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Bent Black-fronted Forktail
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Poales (Grasses) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Coenagrionidae
Genus Agrostis Ischnura
Species Agrostis gigantea Ischnura denticollis

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Black-fronted Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Bent Black-fronted Forktail
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-fronted Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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-fronted Forktail

The Black-fronted Forktail (Ischnura denticollis) is a species in the genus Ischnura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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