Black Bent vs Faded Pincertail

Agrostis gigantea compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Gomphidae
Genus	Agrostis	Onychogomphus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Onychogomphus costae

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Faded Pincertail
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).

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.