Fishtail Cup vs Painted Woolly Bat

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Discinaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Gyromitra	Kerivoula
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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.