Autumn Snowflake vs Irish Pouncewort

Acis autumnalis compared with Lejeunea hibernica

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Irish Pouncewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Irish Pouncewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Acis	Lejeunea
Species	Acis autumnalis	Lejeunea hibernica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Irish Pouncewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Irish Pouncewort
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.

Irish Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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