Autumn Snowflake vs Black-headed Cardinal Beetle

Acis autumnalis compared with Pyrochroa coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Black-headed Cardinal Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Pyrochroidae
Genus	Acis	Pyrochroa
Species	Acis autumnalis	Pyrochroa coccinea

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Black-headed Cardinal Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Black-headed Cardinal Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Black-headed Cardinal Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.

Black-headed Cardinal Beetle

The Black-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa coccinea) is a species in the genus Pyrochroa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.