Black Bent vs Cormorant tick

Agrostis gigantea compared with Ixodes unicavatus

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Cormorant tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Cormorant tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Ixodidae
Genus	Agrostis	Ixodes
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Ixodes unicavatus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Cormorant tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Cormorant tick
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).

Cormorant tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden