brittlestar vs Spruce s rustwort

Amphiura filiformis compared with Marsupella sprucei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Spruce s rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Echinodermata (شوكيات الجلد)	Marchantiophyta (نباتات كبدية)
Class	Ophiuroidea (نجم البحر الهش)	Jungermanniopsida (جنغرمنانية)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Jungermanniales (جنغرمنيات)
Family	Amphiuridae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Marsupella
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Marsupella sprucei

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Spruce s rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Spruce s rustwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Spruce s rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura filiformis) 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.