Alpine Hawkweed vs brittlestar

Hieracium alpinum compared with Amphiura filiformis

Key Differences

• Alpine Hawkweed is Not Evaluated while brittlestar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Hawkweed	brittlestar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Amphiuridae
Genus	Hieracium	Amphiura
Species	Hieracium alpinum	Amphiura filiformis

Conservation Status

Alpine Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Hawkweed	brittlestar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Hawkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alpine Hawkweed

The Alpine Hawkweed (Hieracium alpinum) is a species in the genus Hieracium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway