Brownstripe Octopus vs Lesser Crestwort

Amphioctopus burryi compared with Lophocolea minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brownstripe Octopus	Lesser Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Octopoda (Octopuses)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Octopodidae (Common Octopuses)	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Amphioctopus	Lophocolea
Species	Amphioctopus burryi	Lophocolea minor

Conservation Status

Brownstripe Octopus

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brownstripe Octopus	Lesser Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brownstripe Octopus

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Lesser Crestwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Brownstripe Octopus

The Brownstripe Octopus (Amphioctopus burryi) is a species in the genus Amphioctopus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.