Painted Woolly Bat vs

Kerivoula picta compared with Sphingobium limneticum

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Sphingobium
Species	Kerivoula picta	Sphingobium limneticum

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium limneticum is a Gram-negative aerobic rod first isolated from lake water environments, as its species name implies. It inhabits freshwater lakes and ponds across temperate regions. This chemoheterotroph decomposes dissolved organic matter in lacustrine environments and may degrade aromatic compounds.