brittlestar vs Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

Amphiura filiformis compared with Porpidia cinereoatra

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Equinoderme)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Porpidia
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Porpidia cinereoatra

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen
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.

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden