Autumn Snowflake vs Cherry Gall

Acis autumnalis compared with Cynips quercusfolii

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Cherry Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Cherry Gall
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cynipidae
Genus	Acis	Cynips
Species	Acis autumnalis	Cynips quercusfolii

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Cherry Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Cherry Gall
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.

Cherry Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Cherry Gall

The Cherry Gall (Cynips quercusfolii) is a species in the genus Cynips. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway