Fragrant Crestwort vs Little Black Serotine

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Little Black 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	Eptesicus
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Little Black 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.