Alder Wrinkle vs Lesser Cachalot

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Taphrina	Kogia
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Lesser Cachalot
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.

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden