Painted Woolly Bat vs Soft Puffball

Kerivoula picta compared with Lycoperdon molle

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Soft Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Lycoperdon
Species	Kerivoula picta	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Soft Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).