brittlestar vs Dark Pincertail

Amphiura filiformis compared with Onychogomphus assimilis

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Dark Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Dark Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amphiuridae	Gomphidae
Genus	Amphiura	Onychogomphus
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Onychogomphus assimilis

Evolutionary Relationship

brittlestar and Dark Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Dark Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Dark Pincertail
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, and Sweden.

Dark Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura filiformis) 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.