Autumn Snowflake vs Japanese Maple

Acis autumnalis compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Japanese Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acis	Acer
Species	Acis autumnalis	Acer palmatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and Japanese Maple share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Japanese Maple
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.

Japanese Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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