Painted Woolly Bat vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Kerivoula picta compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Woolly Bat	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Kerivoula	Melanotaenium
Species	Kerivoula picta	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Woolly Bat	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.