Autumn Snowflake vs Red-Throated Diver

Acis autumnalis compared with Gavia stellata

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Red-Throated Diver is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Red-Throated Diver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Gaviiformes (Gaviiformes)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Gaviidae
Genus	Acis	Gavia
Species	Acis autumnalis	Gavia stellata

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Red-Throated Diver

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Red-Throated Diver
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.

Red-Throated Diver

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). 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.

Red-Throated Diver

Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway