Autumn Snowflake vs Divided Tunicate

Acis autumnalis compared with Styela canopus

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Divided Tunicate is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Divided Tunicate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Styelidae
Genus	Acis	Styela
Species	Acis autumnalis	Styela canopus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Divided Tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Divided Tunicate
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.

Divided Tunicate

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Lebanon), Europe (4 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand, Samoa), and South America (Brazil).

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.