Fragrant Crestwort vs Large False Serotine

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Large False Serotine
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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Large False Serotine
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.