brittlestar vs Winged Currant

Amphiura filiformis compared with Searsia pterota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Searsia
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Winged Currant
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.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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

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.