Autumn Snowflake vs Fern scale

Acis autumnalis compared with Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Fern scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Fern scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Acis	Pinnaspis
Species	Acis autumnalis	Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Fern scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Fern scale
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.

Fern scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway