Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs black-shanked douc

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Pygathrix nigripes

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	black-shanked douc
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Taphozous	Pygathrix
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Pygathrix nigripes

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Tomb Bat and black-shanked douc share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

black-shanked douc

The Black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is a species in the genus Pygathrix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.