brittlestar vs Kriech-Quecke

Amphiura filiformis compared with Elymus repens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Kriech-Quecke
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Stachelhäuter)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Schlangensterne)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Amphiuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Amphiura	Elymus
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Elymus repens

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Kriech-Quecke

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Kriech-Quecke
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.

Kriech-Quecke

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, South Africa), Asia (Iran, North Korea), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.