Autumn Snowflake vs Sanderson Bumble Bee

Acis autumnalis compared with Bombus sandersoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Sanderson Bumble Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Acis	Bombus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Bombus sandersoni

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Sanderson Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Sanderson Bumble Bee
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.

Sanderson Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.