Autumn Snowflake vs root-eating beetle

Acis autumnalis compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	root-eating beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Monotomidae
Genus	Acis	Rhizophagus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	root-eating beetle
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.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.