Alder Wrinkle vs False Water Rat

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Taphrina	Xeromys
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	False Water 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.

False Water Rat

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.