Fragrant Crestwort vs Hog badger

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Arctonyx collaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Hog badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Lophocolea	Arctonyx
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Arctonyx collaris

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Hog badger

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Hog badger
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.