brittlestar vs Faded Pincertail

Amphiura filiformis compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Faded 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 costae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Faded 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.

Faded 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.