Black Bent vs Maui's paddle

Agrostis gigantea compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Maui's paddle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Elaphoglossum
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Bent and Maui's paddle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Maui's paddle
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).

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.