brittlestar vs fire-wheel

Amphiura filiformis compared with Grevillea wilsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	fire-wheel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Proteaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Grevillea
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Grevillea wilsonii

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

fire-wheel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	fire-wheel
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.

fire-wheel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.