Black Bent vs Mast Disco

Agrostis gigantea compared with Hymenoscyphus fagineus

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Mast Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Mast Disco
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Helotiaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Hymenoscyphus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Hymenoscyphus fagineus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Mast Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Mast Disco
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).

Mast Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway