brittlestar vs Shingled Rock Shield

Amphiura filiformis compared with Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Shingled Rock Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Derisi dikenliler)	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Yılanyıldızı)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Xanthoparmelia
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Shingled Rock Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Shingled Rock Shield
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.

Shingled Rock Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.