Autumn Snowflake vs Rusty Crust

Acis autumnalis compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Acis	Skeletocutis
Species	Acis autumnalis	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Rusty Crust
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.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.