Painted Woolly Bat vs Upper Crust

Kerivoula picta compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Amaurodon
Species	Kerivoula picta	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

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