brittlestar vs Elephant Apple

Amphiura chiajei compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Dillenia
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.