brittlestar vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Amphiura chiajei compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Tracheophyta
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Dicksonia
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.