Teufelsbaum vs brittlestar

Alstonia scholaris compared with Amphiura filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Teufelsbaum	brittlestar
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Echinodermata (Stachelhäuter)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ophiuroidea (Schlangensterne)
Order	Gentianales (Enzianartige)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Apocynaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Alstonia	Amphiura
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Amphiura filiformis

Conservation Status

Teufelsbaum

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Teufelsbaum	brittlestar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Teufelsbaum

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Teufelsbaum

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

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.