Ghost Chanterelle vs Painted Woolly Bat

Cantharellus phasmatis compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Ghost Chanterelle is Least Concern while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Chanterelle	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hydnaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cantharellus	Kerivoula
Species	Cantharellus phasmatis	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Ghost Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ghost Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.