Autumn Snowflake vs Variable Chafer

Acis autumnalis compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Variable Chafer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Acis	Gnorimus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Gnorimus variabilis

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.