Black Bent vs Piebald Alpine Toad

Agrostis gigantea compared with Scutiger maculatus

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Piebald Alpine Toad is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Piebald Alpine Toad
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Megophryidae
Genus	Agrostis	Scutiger
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Scutiger maculatus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Piebald Alpine Toad

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Piebald Alpine Toad
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).

Piebald Alpine Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.