brittlestar vs mountain-pepper

Amphiura chiajei compared with Litsea cubeba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	mountain-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Lauraceae
Genus	Amphiura	Litsea
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Litsea cubeba

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	mountain-pepper
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.

mountain-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.