brittlestar vs Little Gray Firefly

Amphiura chiajei compared with Photinus marginellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Little Gray Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amphiuridae	Lampyridae
Genus	Amphiura	Photinus
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Photinus marginellus

Evolutionary Relationship

brittlestar and Little Gray Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Little Gray Firefly
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.

Little Gray Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.