Black Bent vs Matted Bryum

Agrostis gigantea compared with Bryum minii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Matted Bryum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Bryaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Bryum
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Bryum minii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Matted Bryum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Matted Bryum
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).

Matted Bryum

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.