Autumn Snowflake vs Taiga tick

Acis autumnalis compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Taiga tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Ixodidae
Genus	Acis	Ixodes
Species	Acis autumnalis	Ixodes persulcatus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Taiga tick
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.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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.