Fragrant Crestwort vs Madagascan flying fox

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Pteropus rufus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Madagascan flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lophocolea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Pteropus rufus

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Madagascan flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Madagascan flying fox
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.