Painted Woolly Bat vs Red Cage

Kerivoula picta compared with Clathrus ruber

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Red Cage is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Red Cage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Clathrus
Species	Kerivoula picta	Clathrus ruber

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Red Cage

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Red Cage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Cage

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.