Autumn Snowflake vs herald snail

Acis autumnalis compared with Carychium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	herald snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Ellobiida (Ellobiida)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Ellobiidae
Genus	Acis	Carychium
Species	Acis autumnalis	Carychium minimum

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

herald snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	herald snail
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.

herald snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.