brittlestar vs fork-leaf cycas

Amphiura chiajei compared with Cycas micholitzii

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while fork-leaf cycas is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	fork-leaf cycas
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Tracheophyta
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Cycas
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Cycas micholitzii

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

fork-leaf cycas

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	fork-leaf cycas
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.

fork-leaf cycas

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.