brittlestar vs Tree Protea

Amphiura chiajei compared with Protea nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Tree Protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Proteaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Protea
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Protea nitida

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Tree Protea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Tree Protea
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.

Tree Protea

Habitat

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

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.