brittlestar vs Japanese Bindweed

Amphiura filiformis compared with Calystegia pubescens

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Japanese Bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Japanese Bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Calystegia
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Calystegia pubescens

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Japanese Bindweed
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.

Japanese Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.