Black Bent vs Elfin Saddle

Agrostis gigantea compared with Helvella lacunosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Elfin Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Pezizomycetes (пезизомицеты)
Order	Poales (злакоцветные)	Pezizales (пецицевые)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Helvellaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Helvella
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Helvella lacunosa

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Elfin Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Elfin Saddle
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).

Elfin Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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