Painted Woolly Bat vs Sedge

Kerivoula picta compared with Carex vacillans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Carex
Species	Kerivoula picta	Carex vacillans

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.