brittlestar vs Pissenlit d'Ekman

Amphiura filiformis compared with Taraxacum ekmanii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Pissenlit d'Ekman
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Amphiuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amphiura	Taraxacum
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Taraxacum ekmanii

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Pissenlit d'Ekman

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Pissenlit d'Ekman
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.

Pissenlit d'Ekman

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.