Painted Woolly Bat vs Tutsan Rust

Kerivoula picta compared with Melampsora hypericorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Tutsan Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Melampsora
Species	Kerivoula picta	Melampsora hypericorum

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Tutsan Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tutsan Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (8 countries).