brittlestar vs Corned Beef Wood

Amphiura chiajei compared with Barringtonia calyptrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Corned Beef Wood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Barringtonia
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Barringtonia calyptrata

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Corned Beef Wood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Corned Beef Wood
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.

Corned Beef Wood

Habitat

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.