Autumn Snowflake vs Duck Flea

Acis autumnalis compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Acis	Ceratophyllus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Duck Flea
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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.