Painted Woolly Bat vs Soldier fly

Kerivoula picta compared with Microchrysa flavicornis

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Soldier fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Soldier fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Kerivoula	Microchrysa
Species	Kerivoula picta	Microchrysa flavicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Soldier fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.