Bell apple vs brittlestar

Passiflora laurifolia compared with Amphiura chiajei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bell apple	brittlestar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Passifloraceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Passiflora	Amphiura
Species	Passiflora laurifolia	Amphiura chiajei

Conservation Status

Bell apple

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bell apple	brittlestar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bell apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Bell apple

The Bell apple (Passiflora laurifolia) is a species in the genus Passiflora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian

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.