brittlestar vs Forest Num-num

Amphiura chiajei compared with Carissa bispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Carissa
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Forest Num-num
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.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.