Autumn Snowflake vs dooryard sowbug

Acis autumnalis compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Acis	Porcellio
Species	Acis autumnalis	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), 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.