vs Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Taphozous melanopogon

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Black-bearded Tomb Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Taphozous
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	Taphozous melanopogon

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Black-bearded Tomb Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Altererythrobacter troitsensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, first described from Troitsk, Russia. Like other members of the genus, it may produce carotenoid pigments giving colonies a reddish-orange colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

The Black-bearded Tomb Bat (Taphozous melanopogon) is a species in the genus Taphozous. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.