Alder Wrinkle vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Taphrina	Oligoryzomys
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
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.

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.