Painted Woolly Bat vs spurred threadwort

Kerivoula picta compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	spurred threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Cephaloziella
Species	Kerivoula picta	Cephaloziella elachista

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.