Cudbear vs Painted Woolly Bat

Ochrolechia tartarea compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Cudbear is Endangered while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cudbear	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ochrolechiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ochrolechia	Kerivoula
Species	Ochrolechia tartarea	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cudbear

Habitat

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

Range

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