Black Bent vs Rusty Porecrust

Agrostis gigantea compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Liliopsida (백합강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Poales (벼목)	Hymenochaetales (소나무비늘버섯목)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Fuscoporia
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Rusty Porecrust
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).

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States