Birchbark Dot Lichen vs Painted Woolly Bat

Leptorhaphis epidermidis compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Birchbark Dot Lichen is Least Concern while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birchbark Dot Lichen	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Naetrocymbaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Leptorhaphis	Kerivoula
Species	Leptorhaphis epidermidis	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Birchbark Dot Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birchbark Dot Lichen	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birchbark Dot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Birchbark Dot Lichen

The Birchbark Dot Lichen (Leptorhaphis epidermidis) is a species in the genus Leptorhaphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.