Black Bent vs Dudley'S Rush

Agrostis gigantea compared with Juncus tenuis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Dudley'S Rush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Juncaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Juncus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Juncus tenuis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Bent and Dudley'S Rush share a common ancestor at the Order level: Poales. (Grasses)

View Order: Poales

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Dudley'S Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Dudley'S Rush
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).

Dudley'S Rush

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.