Black Bent vs Tear Dropper

Agrostis gigantea compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Poales (злакоцветные)	Agaricales (агариковые)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Tear Dropper
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).

Tear Dropper

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States