Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Cormorant tick

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Ixodes unicavatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Cormorant tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Emballonuridae	Ixodidae
Genus	Taphozous	Ixodes
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Ixodes unicavatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Tomb Bat and Cormorant tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cormorant tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cormorant tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in 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.