brittlestar vs Deviltree

Amphiura filiformis compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Deviltree
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)	Gentianales (リンドウ目)
Family	Amphiuridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Alstonia
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Deviltree
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.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.