brittlestar vs Fourspike heliotrope

Amphiura filiformis compared with Euploca procumbens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Fourspike heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Euploca
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Euploca procumbens

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Fourspike heliotrope
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.

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and United States.

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.