Black Bent vs Pink soilworm

Agrostis gigantea compared with Aporrectodea rosea

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Pink soilworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Pink soilworm
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Annelida (環形動物)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Clitellata (環帯類)
Order	Poales (イネ目)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lumbricidae
Genus	Agrostis	Aporrectodea
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Aporrectodea rosea

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Pink soilworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Pink soilworm
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).

Pink soilworm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina).

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:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States