Autumn Snowflake vs Painted Suillus

Acis autumnalis compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Suillaceae
Genus	Acis	Suillus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.