Autumn Snowflake vs Dog tick

Acis autumnalis compared with Ixodes canisuga

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Dog tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Dog tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Ixodidae
Genus	Acis	Ixodes
Species	Acis autumnalis	Ixodes canisuga

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Dog tick
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.

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg 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.