Black Bent vs flat millipede

Agrostis gigantea compared with Polydesmus angustus

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while flat millipede is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	flat millipede
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Polydesmidae
Genus	Agrostis	Polydesmus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Polydesmus angustus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

flat millipede

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	flat millipede
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).

flat millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden