Painted Woolly Bat vs Variable Webcap

Kerivoula picta compared with Cortinarius anomalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Variable Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Cortinarius
Species	Kerivoula picta	Cortinarius anomalus

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.