brittlestar vs cica

Amphiura chiajei compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

brittlestar is Least Concern while cica is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	cica
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Equinoderme)	Tracheophyta
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Cycas
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

cica

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	cica
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.

cica

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.