brittlestar vs Thrips

Amphiura chiajei compared with Thrips palmi

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Amphiuridae	Thripidae
Genus	Amphiura	Thrips
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Thrips palmi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Venezuela).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden