Black Bent vs Mossy Fern

Agrostis gigantea compared with Elaphoglossum furcatum

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Mossy Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Mossy Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Polypodiopsida (папоротниковые)
Order	Poales (злакоцветные)	Polypodiales (многоножковые)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Elaphoglossum
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Elaphoglossum furcatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Bent and Mossy Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (растения)

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Mossy Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Mossy Fern
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).

Mossy Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.