brittlestar vs Tumbling Puffball

Amphiura filiformis compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Echinodermata (شوكيات الجلد)	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)
Class	Ophiuroidea (نجم البحر الهش)	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)
Family	Amphiuridae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Bovista
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Tumbling Puffball
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.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

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.