Autumn Snowflake vs Sea Lettuce

Acis autumnalis compared with Ulva lactuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Sea Lettuce
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Acis	Ulva
Species	Acis autumnalis	Ulva lactuca

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and Sea Lettuce share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Sea Lettuce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Sea Lettuce
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.

Sea Lettuce

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Lebanon, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway