brittlestar vs Levant Pincertail

Amphiura chiajei compared with Onychogomphus macrodon

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Levant Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Levant Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amphiuridae	Gomphidae
Genus	Amphiura	Onychogomphus
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Onychogomphus macrodon

Evolutionary Relationship

brittlestar and Levant Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Levant Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Levant Pincertail
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.

Levant Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.