Black Bent vs Florida Crayfish

Agrostis gigantea compared with Procambarus alleni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Florida Crayfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cambaridae
Genus	Agrostis	Procambarus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Procambarus alleni

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Florida Crayfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Florida Crayfish
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).

Florida Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.

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:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway