Autumn Snowflake vs Ground beetle

Acis autumnalis compared with Calathus extensicollis

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Ground beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Ground beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Carabidae
Genus	Acis	Calathus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Calathus extensicollis

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Ground beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Ground beetle
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.

Ground beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.