Painted Woolly Bat vs Scurfy Deceiver

Kerivoula picta compared with Laccaria proxima

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Scurfy Deceiver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Scurfy Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Laccaria
Species	Kerivoula picta	Laccaria proxima

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Scurfy Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Scurfy Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scurfy Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.