Black Bent vs Arraia

Agrostis gigantea compared with Hypanus americanus

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Arraia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Arraia
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Agrostis	Hypanus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Hypanus americanus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Arraia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Arraia
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).

Arraia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela. 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.