Painted Woolly Bat vs small heath

Kerivoula picta compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while small heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	small heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Kerivoula	Coenonympha
Species	Kerivoula picta	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Painted Woolly Bat and small heath share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	small heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

small heath

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.