Black Bent vs Calendula Smut

Agrostis gigantea compared with Entyloma calendulae

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Calendula Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Calendula Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Entylomatales (Entylomatales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Entylomataceae
Genus	Agrostis	Entyloma
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Entyloma calendulae

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Calendula Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Calendula Smut
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).

Calendula Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

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.

Calendula Smut

The Calendula Smut (Entyloma calendulae) is a species in the genus Entyloma. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom