Autumn Snowflake vs Spring Blackclock

Acis autumnalis compared with Pterostichus vernalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Spring Blackclock
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Carabidae
Genus	Acis	Pterostichus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Pterostichus vernalis

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Spring Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Spring Blackclock
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.

Spring Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.