brittlestar vs Vegetable fern

Amphiura filiformis compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Tracheophyta
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Diplazium
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, 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.