Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Bog Shadow

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Arrhenia umbratilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Bog Shadow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Emballonuridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Taphozous	Arrhenia
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Arrhenia umbratilis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bog Shadow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bog Shadow

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Bog Shadow

The Bog Shadow (Arrhenia umbratilis) is a species in the genus Arrhenia. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.