Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs catmint

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Nepeta faassenii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	catmint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Nepeta
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Nepeta faassenii

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

catmint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

catmint

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

catmint

The Catmint (Nepeta faassenii) is a species in the genus Nepeta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.