Ash Dieback vs Painted Woolly Bat

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Helotiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Kerivoula
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.