Painted Woolly Bat vs Thistle Rust

Kerivoula picta compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Puccinia
Species	Kerivoula picta	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.