Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Cowberry Redleaf

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Exobasidium vaccinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Cowberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Exobasidium
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Exobasidium vaccinii

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.