Painted Woolly Bat vs Sphagnum Sprite

Kerivoula picta compared with Nehalennia gracilis

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Sphagnum Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Sphagnum Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Kerivoula	Nehalennia
Species	Kerivoula picta	Nehalennia gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Sphagnum Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Sphagnum Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sphagnum Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.