Autumn Snowflake vs Hooked Veilwort

Acis autumnalis compared with Metzgeria leptoneura

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Hooked Veilwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Hooked Veilwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Acis	Metzgeria
Species	Acis autumnalis	Metzgeria leptoneura

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and Hooked Veilwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Veilwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Hooked Veilwort
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.

Hooked Veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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