Bijao vs brittlestar

Thalia geniculata compared with Amphiura filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bijao	brittlestar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Salpidae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Thalia	Amphiura
Species	Thalia geniculata	Amphiura filiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bijao and brittlestar share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bijao

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bijao

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bijao

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.