brittlestar vs Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Amphiura filiformis compared with Cardamine pentaphyllos

Key Differences

brittlestar is Least Concern while Five-leaflet Bitter-cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Cardamine
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Cardamine pentaphyllos

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
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.

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.