Black Bent vs

Agrostis gigantea compared with Tuber maculatum

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Tuber
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Tuber maculatum

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent
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).

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Tuber maculatum, a trufa branca ou trufa manchada, e um ascomiceto subterraneo com exterior branco a creme marcado por manchas escuras que lhe conferem aparencia malhada. Habita solos calcarios em florestas europeias temperadas, formando associacoes ectomicorrizicas com carvalhos, aveleiras e outras arvores de madeira dura. Este fungo subterraneo forma parcerias de troca de nutrientes com raizes de arvores e dispersa esporos por meio de animais escavadores atraidos pelo seu aroma pungente.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden