Black Bent vs Potato Blight

Agrostis gigantea compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Phytophthora
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Potato Blight
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).

Potato Blight

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, 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 10 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States