brittlestar vs Small Stagshorn

Amphiura chiajei compared with Calocera cornea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Small Stagshorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Calocera
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Calocera cornea

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Small Stagshorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Small Stagshorn
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.

Small Stagshorn

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.