Autumn Snowflake vs Transparent tunicate

Acis autumnalis compared with Ciona savignyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Transparent tunicate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Phlebobranchia
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cionidae
Genus	Acis	Ciona
Species	Acis autumnalis	Ciona savignyi

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Transparent tunicate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Transparent tunicate
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.

Transparent tunicate

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Russia), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

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.