Painted Woolly Bat vs Three-lined Soldier

Kerivoula picta compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Kerivoula	Oxycera
Species	Kerivoula picta	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Painted Woolly Bat and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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