Bat-eared fox vs Painted Woolly Bat

Otocyon megalotis compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Bat-eared fox is Least Concern while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bat-eared fox	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Otocyon	Kerivoula
Species	Otocyon megalotis	Kerivoula picta

Evolutionary Relationship

Bat-eared fox and Painted Woolly Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bat-eared fox

LC — Least Concern

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bat-eared fox	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bat-eared fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bat-eared fox

The Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a species in the genus Otocyon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.