Black Bent vs Great Crestwort

Agrostis gigantea compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Great Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Great Crestwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Lophocolea
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Lophocolea bispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Bent and Great Crestwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Great Crestwort
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).

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom