Fragrant Crestwort vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lophocolea	Perognathus
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Plains Pocket Mouse
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.