brittlestar vs Forest redgum

Amphiura chiajei compared with Eucalyptus tereticornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Forest redgum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Eucalyptus
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Eucalyptus tereticornis

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Forest redgum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Forest redgum
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 redgum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.