Autumn Snowflake vs Flowering Currant

Acis autumnalis compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Flowering Currant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Acis	Ribes
Species	Acis autumnalis	Ribes sanguineum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Flowering Currant
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.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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