Elbowpatch Crust vs Painted Woolly Bat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Kerivoula
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.