Painted Woolly Bat vs Shade Moonwort

Kerivoula picta compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Botrychium
Species	Kerivoula picta	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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