Autumn Snowflake vs Fingered Candlesnuff

Acis autumnalis compared with Xylaria digitata

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Fingered Candlesnuff is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Fingered Candlesnuff
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Xylariaceae
Genus	Acis	Xylaria
Species	Acis autumnalis	Xylaria digitata

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Fingered Candlesnuff

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Fingered Candlesnuff
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.

Fingered Candlesnuff

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.