Black Bent vs Plum Rust

Agrostis gigantea compared with Tranzschelia discolor

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Plum Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Plum Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Tranzscheliaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Tranzschelia
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Tranzschelia discolor

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Plum Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Plum Rust
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).

Plum Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden