Painted Woolly Bat vs Tacked Milkcap

Kerivoula picta compared with Lactarius trivialis

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Tacked Milkcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Tacked Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Lactarius
Species	Kerivoula picta	Lactarius trivialis

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Tacked Milkcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tacked Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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