Dry Rot vs Eastern Red Bat

Serpula lacrymans compared with Lasiurus borealis

Key Differences

• Dry Rot is Not Evaluated while Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dry Rot	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sabellida (Sabellida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Serpulidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Serpula	Lasiurus
Species	Serpula lacrymans	Lasiurus borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dry Rot and Eastern Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dry Rot	Eastern Red Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dry Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States