Autumn Snowflake vs Variable Abalone

Acis autumnalis compared with Haliotis varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Autumn Snowflake Variable Abalone
Kingdom Plantae (plante) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Mollusca (mollusques)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family Amaryllidaceae Haliotidae
Genus Acis Haliotis
Species Acis autumnalis Haliotis varia

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Variable Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Autumn Snowflake Variable Abalone
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 Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

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.

Variable Abalone

No description available.

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