brittlestar vs Staph Aureus

Amphiura filiformis compared with Staphylococcus aureus

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Staph Aureus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Staph Aureus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Staphylococcales
Family	Amphiuridae	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Staphylococcus
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Staphylococcus aureus

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Staph Aureus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Staph Aureus
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.

Staph Aureus

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.