brittlestar vs Tall Webcap

Amphiura filiformis compared with Cortinarius elatior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Tall Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Động vật da gai)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Amphiuridae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Cortinarius
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Cortinarius elatior

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Tall Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Tall Webcap
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.

Tall Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.