black wattle vs brittlestar

Acacia aulacocarpa compared with Amphiura chiajei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	brittlestar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Fabaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Acacia	Amphiura
Species	Acacia aulacocarpa	Amphiura chiajei

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	brittlestar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Samoa.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia aulacocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Samoa.

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.