Black Bent vs Roughback Whipray

Agrostis gigantea compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Roughback Whipray
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Poales (злакоцветные)	Myliobatiformes (хвостоколообразные)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Agrostis	Fluvitrygon
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Roughback Whipray
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).

Roughback Whipray

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.