Alder Wrinkle vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Taphrina	Geomys
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Desert Pocket Gopher
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.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.