Black Bent vs chequered carpet shell

Agrostis gigantea compared with Ruditapes decussatus

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while chequered carpet shell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	chequered carpet shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Veneridae
Genus	Agrostis	Ruditapes
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Ruditapes decussatus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

chequered carpet shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	chequered carpet shell
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).

chequered carpet shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

chequered carpet shell

The chequered carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus) is a species in the genus Ruditapes. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden