Black Bent vs Hedgehog arion

Agrostis gigantea compared with Arion intermedius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Hedgehog arion
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Arionidae
Genus	Agrostis	Arion
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Arion intermedius

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Hedgehog arion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Hedgehog arion
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).

Hedgehog arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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 10 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States