brittlestar vs Shirasawa-Ahorn

Amphiura filiformis compared with Acer shirasawanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Shirasawa-Ahorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Stachelhäuter)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Schlangensterne)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Amphiuridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Acer
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Acer shirasawanum

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Shirasawa-Ahorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Shirasawa-Ahorn
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.

Shirasawa-Ahorn

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.