Fragrant Crestwort vs Marbled polecat

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Vormela peregusna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Marbled polecat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Lophocolea	Vormela
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Vormela peregusna

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Marbled polecat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Marbled polecat
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.

Marbled polecat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.