brittlestar vs Narrow swordfern

Amphiura filiformis compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

brittlestar is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Tracheophyta
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Nephrolepis
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Narrow swordfern
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.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.