Beggar's tick vs brittlestar

Bidens cynapiifolia compared with Amphiura chiajei

Key Differences

• Beggar's tick is Not Evaluated while brittlestar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar's tick	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	Bidens	Amphiura
Species	Bidens cynapiifolia	Amphiura chiajei

Conservation Status

Beggar's tick

NE — Not Evaluated

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar's tick	brittlestar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar's tick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Beggar's tick

The Beggar's tick (Bidens cynapiifolia) is a species in the genus Bidens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Bidens cynapiifolia.

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.