Black Bent vs Weevil

Agrostis gigantea compared with Barynotus moerens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Weevil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Curculionidae
Genus	Agrostis	Barynotus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Barynotus moerens

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Weevil
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).

Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 7 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States