brittlestar vs Silkrubber

Amphiura chiajei compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Funtumia
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.