Alder Wrinkle vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Taphrina	Acerodon
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
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.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

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.