brittlestar vs Ruddy Darter

Amphiura filiformis compared with Sympetrum sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Ruddy Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Equinoderme)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amphiuridae	Libellulidae
Genus	Amphiura	Sympetrum
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Sympetrum sanguineum

Evolutionary Relationship

brittlestar and Ruddy Darter share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Ruddy Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Ruddy Darter
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.

Ruddy Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Ruddy Darter

A libelula-rubra (Sympetrum sanguineum) esta classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuida e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes de conservacao imediatas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden