brittlestar vs Punktree

Amphiura filiformis compared with Melaleuca quinquenervia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Punktree
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)	Myrtales (桃金娘目)
Family	Amphiuridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Melaleuca
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Melaleuca quinquenervia

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Punktree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	Punktree
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.

Punktree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (India, Malaysia, Vietnam), Europe (5 countries), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.