Painted Woolly Bat vs Tear Dropper

Kerivoula picta compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Kerivoula picta	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.