Autumn Snowflake vs Elephant Palm

Acis autumnalis compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Elephant 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	Borassus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Borassus aethiopum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Elephant 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.

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea 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.