Autumn Snowflake vs Scarce Widow

Acis autumnalis compared with Dingana fraterna

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Scarce Widow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Scarce Widow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acis	Dingana
Species	Acis autumnalis	Dingana fraterna

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Widow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Scarce Widow
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.

Scarce Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.