Alder Wrinkle vs Eastern Mole

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Taphrina	Scalopus
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

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.