Autumn Snowflake vs Small Red Damsel

Acis autumnalis compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Small Red Damsel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Acis	Ceriagrion
Species	Acis autumnalis	Ceriagrion tenellum

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Small Red Damsel
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.

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.