brittlestar vs Doum Palm

Amphiura filiformis compared with Hyphaene thebaica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Doum Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Hyphaene
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Hyphaene thebaica

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Doum Palm
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.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

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.