Painted Woolly Bat vs Slippery Jack

Kerivoula picta compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Suillus
Species	Kerivoula picta	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).