Autumn Snowflake vs Gold Tooth

Acis autumnalis compared with Hydnellum auratile

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Gold Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Gold Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Acis	Hydnellum
Species	Acis autumnalis	Hydnellum auratile

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Gold Tooth
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.

Gold Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.