Autumn Snowflake vs Stink-Pippau

Acis autumnalis compared with Crepis foetida

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Stink-Pippau is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Stink-Pippau
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Spargelartige)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acis	Crepis
Species	Acis autumnalis	Crepis foetida

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and Stink-Pippau share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Stink-Pippau

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Stink-Pippau
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.

Stink-Pippau

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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