Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs cotton aphid

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	cotton aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Emballonuridae	Aphididae
Genus	Taphozous	Aphis
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Aphis gossypii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

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.