Autumn Snowflake vs Farnpalme

Acis autumnalis compared with Cycas circinalis

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Farnpalme is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Farnpalme
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Spargelartige)	Cycadales (Palmfarne)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Acis	Cycas
Species	Acis autumnalis	Cycas circinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and Farnpalme share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Pflanzen)

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Farnpalme

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Farnpalme
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.

Farnpalme

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, 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.