Black Bent vs Pigeon Flea

Agrostis gigantea compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Poales (злакоцветные)	Siphonaptera (Блохи)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Agrostis	Ceratophyllus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Ceratophyllus columbae

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Pigeon Flea
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).

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

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 9 countries:

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