Painted Woolly Bat vs Plain Gold

Kerivoula picta compared with Micropterix calthella

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Plain Gold is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Plain Gold
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Micropterigidae
Genus	Kerivoula	Micropterix
Species	Kerivoula picta	Micropterix calthella

Evolutionary Relationship

Painted Woolly Bat and Plain Gold share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Plain Gold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.