brittlestar vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Amphiura filiformis compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Stachelhäuter)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Schlangensterne)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Amphiuridae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Amphiura	Rhynchocyon
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

brittlestar and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
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.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.