brittlestar vs Madiera cranesbill

Amphiura filiformis compared with Geranium maderense

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Madiera cranesbill is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Madiera cranesbill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Geranium
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Geranium maderense

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Madiera cranesbill

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Madiera cranesbill
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.

Madiera cranesbill

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.