Alder Wrinkle vs Omilteme Cottontail

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Taphrina	Sylvilagus
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Omilteme Cottontail
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.

Omilteme Cottontail

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.