Autumn Snowflake vs Silverfish

Acis autumnalis compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Silverfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Acis	Ctenolepisma
Species	Acis autumnalis	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (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.