Black Bent vs Southern Bracket

Agrostis gigantea compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Ganoderma
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Southern Bracket
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).

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇳🇴 Norway