Alder Wrinkle vs Mona Monkey

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Taphrina	Cercopithecus
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Mona Monkey
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.

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.