Autumn Snowflake vs Mountain Plume

Acis autumnalis compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Mountain Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Acis	Stenoptilia
Species	Acis autumnalis	Stenoptilia islandicus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Mountain Plume
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.

Mountain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, 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.