Black Bent vs Blue Flag

Agrostis gigantea compared with Iris virginica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Blue Flag
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Agrostis	Iris
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Iris virginica

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Blue Flag

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Blue Flag
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).

Blue Flag

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.

Blue Flag

The Blue Flag (Iris virginica) is a species in the genus Iris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.