Autumn Snowflake vs Elephant Apple

Acis autumnalis compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Elephant Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Acis	Dillenia
Species	Acis autumnalis	Dillenia indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and Elephant Apple share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.