Black Bent vs thin-necked bladderworm

Agrostis gigantea compared with Taenia hydatigena

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while thin-necked bladderworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	thin-necked bladderworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Taeniidae
Genus	Agrostis	Taenia
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Taenia hydatigena

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

thin-necked bladderworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	thin-necked bladderworm
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).

thin-necked bladderworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden