Fragrant Crestwort vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Key Differences

Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable while Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Lophocolea	Saccopteryx
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Saccopteryx leptura

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
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.