brittlestar vs Key lime

Amphiura filiformis compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• brittlestar is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Echinodermata (棘皮动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Ophiuroidea (蛇尾纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Amphilepidida (阳遂足目)	Sapindales (无患子目)
Family	Amphiuridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Citrus
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Key lime
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.

Key lime

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.