brittlestar vs Lagos-rubber

Amphiura filiformis compared with Funtumia africana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Động vật da gai)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Gentianales (Bộ Long đởm)
Family	Amphiuridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Funtumia
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Lagos-rubber
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.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.