Black Bent vs Inshore Hagfish

Agrostis gigantea compared with Eptatretus burgeri

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Inshore Hagfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Inshore Hagfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Myxini (Myxini)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Myxinidae
Genus	Agrostis	Eptatretus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Eptatretus burgeri

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Inshore Hagfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Inshore Hagfish
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).

Inshore Hagfish

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.