brittlestar vs Mountain Needlewood

Amphiura filiformis compared with Hakea lissosperma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Mountain Needlewood
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	Hakea
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Hakea lissosperma

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Needlewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Mountain Needlewood
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.

Mountain Needlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France.

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.