Black Bent vs Fishbone Beard Lichen

Agrostis gigantea compared with Usnea filipendula

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Fishbone Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Fishbone Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Usnea
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Usnea filipendula

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Fishbone Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Fishbone Beard Lichen
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).

Fishbone Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States