vs Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Aphanocapsa holsatica 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	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microcystaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Taphozous
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aphanocapsa holsatica is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, forming small, diffuse colonies of spherical cells embedded in a colorless mucilaginous matrix. It inhabits the plankton of oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes.

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.