Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Crested Oval Sedge

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Carex
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Crested Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.