brittlestar vs Mountain yam

Amphiura filiformis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Dioscorea
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Mountain yam
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 yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.