Fragrant Crestwort vs Pacific Flying Fox

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Pacific 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 tonganus

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Pacific 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.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.