Autumn Snowflake vs Northern cattle grub

Acis autumnalis compared with Hypoderma bovis

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Northern cattle grub is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Northern cattle grub
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Acis	Hypoderma
Species	Acis autumnalis	Hypoderma bovis

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Northern cattle grub

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Northern cattle grub
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.

Northern cattle grub

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Japan, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.