alpine silverwort vs brittlestar

Anthelia julacea compared with Amphiura chiajei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	brittlestar
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (نباتات كبدية)	Echinodermata (شوكيات الجلد)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (جنغرمنانية)	Ophiuroidea (نجم البحر الهش)
Order	Jungermanniales (جنغرمنيات)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Antheliaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Anthelia	Amphiura
Species	Anthelia julacea	Amphiura chiajei

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	brittlestar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura chiajei) is a species in the genus Amphiura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden