brittlestar vs ban shou

Amphiura chiajei compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

brittlestar is Least Concern while ban shou is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	ban shou
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Echinodermata (棘皮動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Ophiuroidea (クモヒトデ)	Cycadopsida (ソテツ綱)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Cycadales (ソテツ目)
Family	Amphiuridae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Cycas
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

ban shou

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	ban shou
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.

ban shou

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.