Alder Wrinkle vs Jungle Shrew

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Taphrina	Suncus
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

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.