brittlestar vs Elephant Palm

Amphiura filiformis compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Elephant 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	Borassus
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Borassus aethiopum

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Elephant 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.

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea 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.