Autumn Snowflake vs Onion Smut

Acis autumnalis compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Acis	Urocystis
Species	Acis autumnalis	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Onion Smut
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.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway