Autumn Snowflake vs Faded Pincertail

Acis autumnalis compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Acis	Onychogomphus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Onychogomphus costae

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.