Fragrant Crestwort vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Lophocolea	Hemiechinus
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Long-eared Hedgehog
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.