vs Painted Woolly Bat

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

  • is Endangered while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Baeomycetaceae Vespertilionidae
Genus Baeomyces Kerivoula
Species Baeomyces placophyllus Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Painted Woolly Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

Painted Woolly Bat

No description available.

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