Painted Woolly Bat vs

Kerivoula picta compared with Trechispora microspora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Trechisporales (Trechisporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sistotremataceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Trechispora
Species	Kerivoula picta	Trechispora microspora

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Trechispora microspora is a corticioid fungus producing very small spores, as its name indicates. It grows as a thin, white to cream-colored crust on the underside of decaying hardwood and conifer logs in temperate and boreal forests. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes dead woody material, contributing to nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.