Alder Wrinkle vs Chinese water deer

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Hydropotes inermis

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Chinese water deer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Taphrina	Hydropotes
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Hydropotes inermis

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Chinese water deer
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.

Chinese water deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.

Chinese water deer

The Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a species in the genus Hydropotes. Found across Europe (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden