Black Bent vs Highfin dogfish

Agrostis gigantea compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Etmopteridae
Genus	Agrostis	Centroscyllium
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Centroscyllium excelsum

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Highfin dogfish
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).

Highfin dogfish

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.