Blackgum vs Painted Woolly Bat

Nyssa aquatica compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Blackgum is Least Concern while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackgum	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cornales (Cornales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nyssaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nyssa	Kerivoula
Species	Nyssa aquatica	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Blackgum

LC — Least Concern

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackgum	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackgum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackgum

The Blackgum (Nyssa aquatica) is a species in the genus Nyssa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.