brittlestar vs Drooping Tonguefern

Amphiura filiformis compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Tracheophyta
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Elaphoglossum
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Drooping Tonguefern
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.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.