Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Sagittaria latifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Alismataceae
Genus	Taphozous	Sagittaria
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Sagittaria latifolia

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cambodia, India), Europe (19 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

The Broad-Leaved Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cambodia, India), Europe (19 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (Colombia)..