Painted Woolly Bat vs Rooting Polypore

Kerivoula picta compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Polyporus
Species	Kerivoula picta	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.