Brownstripe Octopus vs Orange Cup

Amphioctopus burryi compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brownstripe Octopus	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Octopoda (Octopuses)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Octopodidae (Common Octopuses)	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Amphioctopus	Melastiza
Species	Amphioctopus burryi	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Brownstripe Octopus

LC — Least Concern

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brownstripe Octopus	Orange Cup
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.

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.