Autumn Snowflake vs Spanish Iris

Acis autumnalis compared with Iris xiphium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Spanish Iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Acis	Iris
Species	Acis autumnalis	Iris xiphium

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Spanish Iris
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.

Spanish Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.