brittlestar vs Leafless Ballart

Amphiura chiajei compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Santalaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Exocarpos
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

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.