brittlestar vs False Puffball

Amphiura chiajei compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

brittlestar is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Mycetozoa
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Amphiuridae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Reticularia
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	False Puffball
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.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.