brittlestar vs ledgerbark

Amphiura chiajei compared with Cinchona calisaya

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	ledgerbark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Cinchona
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Cinchona calisaya

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

ledgerbark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	ledgerbark
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.

ledgerbark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, 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.