Painted Woolly Bat vs Spiral head ginger

Kerivoula picta compared with Costus scaber

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Spiral head ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Spiral head ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Costaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Costus
Species	Kerivoula picta	Costus scaber

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Spiral head ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Spiral head ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiral head ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).