Jelly Rot vs Painted Woolly Bat

Phlebia tremellosa compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Jelly Rot is Least Concern while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jelly Rot	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meruliaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Phlebia	Kerivoula
Species	Phlebia tremellosa	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jelly Rot	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jelly Rot

Habitat

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

Range

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

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.