Fragrant Crestwort vs Lowe's Shrew

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Chodsigoa parca

Key Differences

• Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable while Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Lowe's Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Lophocolea	Chodsigoa
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Lowe's Shrew
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.

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.