Alder Wrinkle vs Dwarf Hutia

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Mesocapromys nanus

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Dwarf Hutia is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Dwarf Hutia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Taphrina	Mesocapromys
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Mesocapromys nanus

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Dwarf Hutia
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.

Dwarf Hutia

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.