Fragrant Crestwort vs Mentawai Squirrel

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lophocolea	Callosciurus
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Mentawai Squirrel
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.