brittlestar vs Cedar Cup

Amphiura chiajei compared with Geopora sumneriana

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Cedar Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Cedar Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Amphiura	Geopora
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Geopora sumneriana

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Cedar Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Cedar Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Cedar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

Cedar Cup

The Cedar Cup (Geopora sumneriana) is a species in the genus Geopora. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway