Painted Woolly Bat vs Ruby Bolete

Kerivoula picta compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Ruby Bolete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Hortiboletus
Species	Kerivoula picta	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.