Autumn Snowflake vs Ground Beetle

Acis autumnalis compared with Calathus carvalhoi

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Ground Beetle is Critically Endangered.

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 carvalhoi

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Ground Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

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. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.