Autumn Snowflake vs Eastern spider beetle

Acis autumnalis compared with Ptinus raptor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Eastern spider beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Ptinidae
Genus	Acis	Ptinus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Ptinus raptor

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Eastern spider beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Eastern spider beetle
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.

Eastern spider beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.