Painted Woolly Bat vs Silver-backed Needletail

Kerivoula picta compared with Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Silver-backed Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Silver-backed Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Apodidae
Genus	Kerivoula	Hirundapus
Species	Kerivoula picta	Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Painted Woolly Bat and Silver-backed Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Silver-backed Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Silver-backed Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-backed Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.