brittlestar vs white-footed dunnart

Amphiura chiajei compared with Sminthopsis leucopus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	white-footed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Amphiuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Amphiura	Sminthopsis
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Sminthopsis leucopus

Evolutionary Relationship

brittlestar and white-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

white-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	white-footed dunnart
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-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.