Autumn Snowflake vs carpet beetle

Acis autumnalis compared with Attagenus trifasciatus

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while carpet beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	carpet beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Acis	Attagenus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Attagenus trifasciatus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

carpet beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	carpet 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.

carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

carpet beetle

The Carpet Beetle (Attagenus trifasciatus) is a species in the genus Attagenus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway