brittlestar vs Cuckoo-Bread

Amphiura chiajei compared with Oxalis acetosella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Cuckoo-Bread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Oxalis
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Oxalis acetosella

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Cuckoo-Bread
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.

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.