Black Bent vs Treeline Emerald

Agrostis gigantea compared with Somatochlora sahlbergi

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Treeline Emerald is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Treeline Emerald
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (serangga)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Corduliidae
Genus	Agrostis	Somatochlora
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Somatochlora sahlbergi

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Treeline Emerald

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Treeline Emerald
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).

Treeline Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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