Autumn Snowflake vs Thick-billed Murre

Acis autumnalis compared with Uria lomvia

Key Differences

  • Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Thick-billed Murre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Autumn Snowflake Thick-billed Murre
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Aves (Birds)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family Amaryllidaceae Alcidae
Genus Acis Uria
Species Acis autumnalis Uria lomvia

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Autumn Snowflake Thick-billed Murre
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.

Thick-billed Murre

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Thick-billed Murre

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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