Autumn Snowflake vs Doum Palm

Acis autumnalis compared with Hyphaene thebaica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Doum Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Arecaceae
Genus	Acis	Hyphaene
Species	Acis autumnalis	Hyphaene thebaica

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and Doum Palm share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Doum Palm
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.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

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.