Dune Cup vs Painted Woolly Bat

Peziza ammophila compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Dune Cup is Vulnerable while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune Cup	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Pezizaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Peziza	Kerivoula
Species	Peziza ammophila	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dune Cup	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.