Painted Woolly Bat vs Slender Waxcap

Kerivoula picta compared with Hygrocybe radiata

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Slender Waxcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Slender Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Hygrocybe
Species	Kerivoula picta	Hygrocybe radiata

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Slender Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Slender Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.