Painted Woolly Bat vs Robust Bracket

Kerivoula picta compared with Fomitiporia robusta

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Robust Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Robust Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Fomitiporia
Species	Kerivoula picta	Fomitiporia robusta

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Robust Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Robust Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Robust Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.