Autumn Snowflake vs Rooting Brownie

Acis autumnalis compared with Hypholoma radicosum

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Rooting Brownie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Rooting Brownie
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Acis	Hypholoma
Species	Acis autumnalis	Hypholoma radicosum

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Brownie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Rooting Brownie
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.

Rooting Brownie

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.