Autumn Snowflake vs Hill Soldier

Acis autumnalis compared with Oxycera pardalina

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Hill Soldier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Hill Soldier
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Acis	Oxycera
Species	Acis autumnalis	Oxycera pardalina

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Hill Soldier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Hill Soldier
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.

Hill Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.