Autumn Snowflake vs Translucent Stonewort

Acis autumnalis compared with Nitella translucens

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Translucent Stonewort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Translucent Stonewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Characeae
Genus	Acis	Nitella
Species	Acis autumnalis	Nitella translucens

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and Translucent Stonewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Translucent Stonewort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Translucent Stonewort
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.

Translucent Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway