brittlestar vs Indian Sundew

Amphiura chiajei compared with Drosera indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Indian Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Droseraceae
Genus	Amphiura	Drosera
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Drosera indica

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Indian Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Indian Sundew
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.

Indian Sundew

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Namibia, and Taiwan.

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.