Autumn Snowflake vs Spotted Darter

Acis autumnalis compared with Sympetrum depressiusculum

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Spotted Darter is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Spotted Darter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Acis	Sympetrum
Species	Acis autumnalis	Sympetrum depressiusculum

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Darter

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Spotted Darter
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.

Spotted Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.