brittlestar vs Hard Alectryon

Amphiura chiajei compared with Alectryon subdentatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Hard Alectryon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Alectryon
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Alectryon subdentatus

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Hard Alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Hard Alectryon
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.

Hard Alectryon

Habitat

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

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.