Black Bent vs Brown-Net Bolete

Agrostis gigantea compared with Tylopilus variobrunneus

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Brown-Net Bolete is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Brown-Net Bolete
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Boletaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Tylopilus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Tylopilus variobrunneus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Brown-Net Bolete

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Brown-Net Bolete
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).

Brown-Net Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.

Brown-Net Bolete

The Brown-net Bolete (Tylopilus variobrunneus) is a species in the genus Tylopilus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. As a member of the Tylopilus genus, this species contributes to biodiversity in its native range.