Black Bent vs Variable Abalone

Agrostis gigantea compared with Haliotis varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Variable Abalone
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Moluscos)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Haliotidae
Genus	Agrostis	Haliotis
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Haliotis varia

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Variable Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Variable Abalone
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).

Variable Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

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.