Black Bent vs least pouncewort

Agrostis gigantea compared with Lejeunea cavifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	least pouncewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Lejeunea
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Lejeunea cavifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

least pouncewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	least pouncewort
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).

least pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States