Painted Woolly Bat vs Swarming Spine

Kerivoula picta compared with Mucronella calva

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Swarming Spine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Swarming Spine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Clavariaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Mucronella
Species	Kerivoula picta	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swarming Spine

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).