brittlestar vs Water spangles

Amphiura chiajei compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Tracheophyta
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Salvinia
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.