Alder Wrinkle vs Highveld Golden Mole

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Taphrina	Amblysomus
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Highveld Golden 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.

Highveld Golden 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.