Alder Wrinkle vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	New Caledonian Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	New Caledonian Flying Fox
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.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

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.