Bluish-bracted Dandelion vs brittlestar

Taraxacum cyanolepis compared with Amphiura chiajei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bluish-bracted Dandelion	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	Taraxacum	Amphiura
Species	Taraxacum cyanolepis	Amphiura chiajei

Conservation Status

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bluish-bracted Dandelion	brittlestar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

The Bluish-bracted Dandelion (Taraxacum cyanolepis) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.