Black Bent vs False Truffle

Agrostis gigantea compared with Elaphomyces granulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	False Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Eurotiomycetes (Эуроциомицеты)
Order	Poales (злакоцветные)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Elaphomyces
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Elaphomyces granulatus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	False Truffle
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).

False Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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