Fragrant Crestwort vs Guam Flying Fox

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lophocolea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Guam Flying Fox
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.