Alder Wrinkle vs Dice s Cottontail

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Sylvilagus dicei

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Dice s Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Taphrina	Sylvilagus
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Sylvilagus dicei

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Dice s Cottontail
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.

Dice s Cottontail

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.