Ghost Bolete vs Painted Woolly Bat

Leccinum holopus compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Ghost Bolete is Data Deficient while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Bolete	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boletaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Leccinum	Kerivoula
Species	Leccinum holopus	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Ghost Bolete

DD — Data Deficient

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Bolete	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ghost Bolete

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.