Painted Woolly Bat vs Peg Lichen

Kerivoula picta compared with Cladonia subcariosa

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Peg Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Peg Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Cladonia
Species	Kerivoula picta	Cladonia subcariosa

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Peg Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Peg Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peg Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.