Black Bent vs Phoma blight

Agrostis gigantea compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Dothideomycetes (クロイボタケ綱)
Order	Poales (イネ目)	Pleosporales (プレオスポラ目)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Didymellaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Epicoccum
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Phoma blight
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).

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States