Blister Buttercup vs brittlestar

Ranunculus sceleratus compared with Amphiura filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blister Buttercup	brittlestar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Ranunculus	Amphiura
Species	Ranunculus sceleratus	Amphiura filiformis

Conservation Status

Blister Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blister Buttercup	brittlestar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blister Buttercup

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Pakistan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blister Buttercup

The Blister Buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and

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.