Autumn Snowflake vs Dry Rot

Acis autumnalis compared with Serpula lacrymans

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Dry Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Dry Rot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Serpulidae
Genus	Acis	Serpula
Species	Acis autumnalis	Serpula lacrymans

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Dry Rot
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.

Dry Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.