Autumn Snowflake vs White Cheese Polypore

Acis autumnalis compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	White Cheese Polypore
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	Tyromyces
Species	Acis autumnalis	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	White Cheese Polypore
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.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.