brittlestar vs Dixie ticktrefoil

Amphiura chiajei compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Dixie ticktrefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Echinodermata (棘皮動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Ophiuroidea (クモヒトデ)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Fabales (マメ目)
Family	Amphiuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Desmodium
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Desmodium tortuosum

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Dixie ticktrefoil
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, Portugal, and Sweden.

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura chiajei) 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.