Black Bent vs Slippery Jack

Agrostis gigantea compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Bent Slippery Jack
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Poales (Grasses) Boletales (Boletales)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Suillaceae
Genus Agrostis Suillus
Species Agrostis gigantea Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Bent Slippery Jack
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).

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Slippery Jack

No description available.

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