Ant vs Autumn Snowflake

Tetramorium lanuginosum compared with Acis autumnalis

Key Differences

• Ant is Not Evaluated while Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ant	Autumn Snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Formicidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Tetramorium	Acis
Species	Tetramorium lanuginosum	Acis autumnalis

Conservation Status

Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ant	Autumn Snowflake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ant

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Malta, Spain), North America (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga).

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Ant

The Ant (Tetramorium lanuginosum) is a species in the genus Tetramorium. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.