Alder Wrinkle vs Chalk Maple

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Acer leucoderme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Chalk Maple
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Taphrina	Acer
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Chalk Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Wrinkle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chalk Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Alder Wrinkle

The Alder Wrinkle (Taphrina tosquinetii) is a species in the genus Taphrina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.