Fragrant Crestwort vs Japanese Squirrel

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Sciurus lis

Key Differences

Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable while Japanese Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lophocolea	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Japanese Squirrel
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.