brittlestar vs White bryony

Amphiura chiajei compared with Bryonia alba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	White bryony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Bryonia
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Bryonia alba

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

White bryony

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	White bryony
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.

White bryony

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Europe (19 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.