Autumn Snowflake vs Shiny Dufourea

Acis autumnalis compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Shiny Dufourea
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	Halictidae
Genus	Acis	Dufourea
Species	Acis autumnalis	Dufourea minuta

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Shiny Dufourea
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.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, 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.