Painted Woolly Bat vs Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Kerivoula picta compared with Carex laevivaginata

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Carex
Species	Kerivoula picta	Carex laevivaginata

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.