Fragrant Crestwort vs Fringed Myotis

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Myotis thysanodes

Key Differences

Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable while Fringed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lophocolea	Myotis
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Fringed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.