Painted Woolly Bat vs Tuberous Polypore

Kerivoula picta compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Polyporus
Species	Kerivoula picta	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.